CSUN men survive Long Beach State rally to grab share of Big West lead

LONG BEACH — The Cal State Northridge men’s basketball team survived a wild comeback bid from Long Beach State for a 78-76 road win to move into a three-way tie atop the Big West Conference standings. Josiah Davis had 21 points and nine assists to pace CSUN (18-10 overall, 11-5 Big West), which won its seventh consecutive game to move into a tie for first place with Hawaii (19-7, 11-5) and UC Irvine (18-10, 11-5) with two weeks left in the regular season. Joshua O’Garro had 13 points and seven rebounds, while Grady Lewis added 12 points and Mahmoud Fofana contributed 10 points and nine rebounds. Northridge...