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PORTLAND, Ore. Clearance Adidas NHL Jerseys . -- Evan Payne scored 19 points and Long Beach State rallied in the final minutes to beat hosts Oregon State 71-67 in the Dam City Classic at the Moda Center on Friday night.Stephen Thompson Jr. and Drew Eubanks had 17 points apiece for the Beavers, who have lost four straight.Oregon State (3-8) led by as many as seven points in the second half, but Jordan Griffins 3-pointer tied it at 52 before Justin Bibbins hit a pair of free throws to give the 49ers (3-10) the lead with 4:06 left.JaQuori McLaughlins layup got the Beavers within 62-61, but Gabe Levin got a basket and a free throw with 1:31 to go. After Ben Kones 3-pointer pulled Oregon State within a point, Levin again answered with a layup to keep the 49ers in front 67-64.The two sides traded free throws before Thompson went to the line for Oregon State, making the first free throw and missing the second. He was unable to make the rebound and Roschon Prince closed with free throws for the final margin.You could just tell it was two teams trying to find an identity, Long Beach coach Dan Monson said. Im just glad we stuck together.In the Dam City opening game earlier Friday, Portland defeated South Dakota 85-82 on Gabe Taylors 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left. Portland plays Oregon State in the final game on Sunday.I really love the effort. Our guys battled against a team that -- dont look at their record, theyve played an unbelievable schedule, Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle said. They came in here to get after us and I thought our guys played toe-to-toe. It came down to them making plays and we didnt.Both teams struggled to hit shots at the start, and eight minutes in Long Beach State led by 4-2. Halfway into the first half, the 49ers led 8-4. Combined the teams had 12 turnovers through the first 10 minutes.The offense picked up as the game went on. McLaughlins 3-pointer gave the Beavers a 22-16 lead with 3:51 left, and Oregon State led 29-25 at the break.Payne led the 49ers with 10 points at the break. Payne was named Big West Player of the Week last week after scoring 26 points in a 71-65 loss at Texas last Saturday, and 17 points in a victory over Pepperdine earlier in the week.Payne hit consecutive 3-pointers to pull Long Beach State into a 33-all tie, but Thompson answered with his own 3 to keep the Beavers in front. Oregon State stretched the lead to 48-41 on Drew Eubanks hook shot.Oregon State was coming off a disappointing 93-90 overtime loss to Savannah State on Sunday.The Beavers have been stung by the loss of leading scorer Tres Tinkle, coach Tinkles son, who missed his fifth straight game after breaking a bone in his non-shooting hand. Tinkle was averaging 20.2 points before the injury.Oregon State was also without junior forward Keondre Dew, who has been suspended indefinitely by coach Tinkle.The two teams hadnt met since 2000, when the Beavers won 78-66 in Hilo, Hawaii. Fridays game was just the fifth meeting in the all-time series, with the teams splitting the first four.BIG PICTURELong Beach State: Coach Dan Monson does not shy away from tough nonconference schedules, but it comes at a cost. This season the 49ers were 0-7 against Power Five conference schools before the victory over the Beavers. All of those games have been on the road. When youre a mid-major school, thats always the standard, Monson said. ... Long Beach State was picked to finish atop the Big West in the preseason conference poll.Oregon State: Gary Payton, A.C. Green and Terry Porter all attended the game. Porter, the former Trail Blazers guard, is the new head coach of the Portland Pilots, who won the opening game. Payton and Green are both former Beavers.UP NEXTLong Beach State: The 49ers return to the Walter Pyramid to host Colorado State on Thursday.Oregon State: The Beavers play Portland in the Dam City finale at the Moda Center on Sunday. Discount Adidas NHL Jerseys . Irving scored 23 points, Tristan Thompson had 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-109 on Friday night. Wholesale Adidas NHL Jerseys . Once again, DeLaet finished tied for second at a PGA Tour stop on the weekend, this time at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The pride of Weyburn, Sask. http://www.nhljerseys.us/.J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. England have spoiled the party in the second leg of the World Sevens Series in Cape Town, after a thrilling 19-17 win over tournament hosts South Africa in the final.The Blitzboks had a chance to send the match into extra time but a missed conversion from the sideline after a late try from?Werner Kok saw England hold on for victory.It was a nervy finish for England with Dan Norton yellow carded for a high tackle, but earlier tries from Norton himself as well as Richard de Carpentier and?Ruaridh McConnochie as well as two conversions from Tom Mitchell proved to be enough.The result ends the Blitzboks three year run of Cup titles on home soil having won in Porth Elizabeth in 2013 and 2014, and in Cape Town last year.New Zealand were able to recover from their poor performance at Dubai with a bronze medal win over Scotland after an injury time try, while Australia had a tournament to forget losing their consolation semi-finals 21-17 to Argentina.New Zealand fell short to the Blitzboks in the semi-final after?an early Sherwin Stowers try had given them a 7-0 lead, but?they came unstuck losing 14-7.The All Black 7s were able to bounce back in a dramatic?24-19 win over the Scots with a Johnathan?Ruru late try.Australia, however, opened their day with a big 42-12 win over minnowss Uganda, but failed to?apply critical pressure against Argentina when they had the advantage, and allowed them back into their semi-final match. Adidas NHL Jerseys From China. Australia coach Andy Friend said the side was left disappointed after their poor showing.We made too many simple errors in our game against Argentina. When we should be showing composure, were not. We are not working together as a unit at the moment which is disappointing.We said at the start of this year that we wanted to make the quarter finals of every tournament, he added.We didnt make this one, therefore it is unacceptable.Cape Town winners, England, took the tough route to the final having qualified second from their pool after a big loss to New Zealand on the opening day of the tournament.They were down by 12 points with two minutes to go in their quarter final against Fiji, before de Carpentier and McConnochie tries sent the game into extra time where Norton scored to seal Englands place in the semis.England went on to beat their neighbours Scotland 33-14 in their semi final before an unlikely win over the red hot Blitzboks to secure their first tournament win since Tokyo last year. 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