Long Beach State vs Arizona Picks and Prediction – 3/21/2024

On Thursday, the 15th seeded Long Beach State Beach (21-14) face off against the 2nd seeded Arizona Wildcats (25-8) at Delta Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah in the 1st Round in the West Region of the March Madness tournament. Oumar Ballo scored 14 points for the Wildcats in their 67-59 loss to Oregon. Make sure you stay up to date with College Basketball with our expert College Basketball picks.

Arizona, seeded second in the West Region of the March Madness bracket, is heading into their game with a recent loss but has won three of their last five games. Caleb Love is the team's top scorer, averaging 18.1 points per game, with Oumar Ballo closely following with an average of 13.1 points. Ballo also leads in rebounds, grabbing an impressive 10.1 per game. Pelle Larsson and Kylan Boswell are the Wildcats' leading assist providers, averaging 3.6 assists per game each. In their last five games, Arizona has been scoring an average of 79 points per game and claimed the top spot in the Pac-12 Conference standings. They are setting their sights on overcoming Long Beach State in the initial round of the tournament. On average, Arizona scores an impressive 87.9 points per game, showcasing their offensive firepower heading into the game.

Long Beach State enters this game as the 15th seed in the West Region of the March Madness bracket. Long Beach State is on a three-game winning streak and has won three of their last five games. In their 74-70 win over UC Davis, Lassina Traore scored 25 points for the Beach. Marcus Tsohonis leads Long Beach State in scoring, averaging 17.8 points. Jadon Jones is their second-leading scorer with an average of 12.2 points scored each game. Long Beach State’s rebounds-leader, Lassina Traore, leads with 10.4 rebounds on average per game. Aboubacar Traore leads the Beach in assists, averaging 4.5 per game. In their last five games, Long Beach State has scored an average of 79 points and ended up seven games behind UC Irvine for first place in the Big West Conference standings. Long Beach State is hoping for a huge upset and will look for their offense to do what it needs to do to win. Overall, the Beach score an average of 76.5 points per game.