LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Long Beach State coach Dan Monson has wanted to see his team come together defensively. They obliged Friday night with a dominating performance in front of a packed home arena.Branford Jones scored 14 points, Mike Caffey had 13 and Long Beach State beat Kansas State 69-60.The 49ers (2-2) never trailed and held the Wildcats (2-1) to 33 percent shooting. David Samuels had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Eric McKnight had eight points.“It’s early in the year and it’s great for our program,” Monson said.