Box Score Box Score: Chico State 69, No. 15 Coyotes 65
SAN BERNARDINO – One night after its poorest effort of the season, No. 15-ranked Cal State San Bernardino played with much better effort, but visiting Chico State found enough to outlast the Coyotes 69-65 in CCAA men's basketball Saturday night.
The loss was CSUSB's second straight as it takes an 8-3 overall mark and 6-2 CCAA slate into next week's games at Cal State East Bay and Cal State Monterey Bay.
Four Coyotes scored in double figures with
Pablo Genevo,
Brian Goins and
Kwame Alexander all scoring 15 as CSUSB had a chance for the tie with six seconds remaining, but could not get any closer.
With Chico State leading 67-65, Coyote junior guard
Lacy Haddock was at the foul line with two shots. An 84-percent foul shooter, Haddock missed the first and then fired the second that was intended for an offensive rebound. But the Wildcats' Jordan Semple gathered the rebound, was fouled and hit both free throws to secure the game.
The Coyotes, who led at one time by 10 points in the second half, led just twice in the second half and trailed by 10 when Semple drilled a 3-pointer to give the Wildcats a 54-44 lead with 10:58 left.
CSUSB answered with a jumper from Haddock, a dunk from Alexander and a jumper from senior
Johnny Bell and the Coyotes trailed 54-50 with 9:31 left.
After Chico State's Amir Carraway hit a jumper to stop the run, Coyotes' guard
Jamari Simmons hit his second three of the game and the Coyotes were within three at 56-53.
Chico State held the advantage and pulled ahead 62-56 on a dunk from Jordan Conrad with 4:53 remaining.
The Coyotes responded with a 5-0 run courtesy of another Alexander dunk and three points from Haddock that put the score 62-61 with 3:02 left.
Each team traded 3-pointers – one from Chico State's Damario Sims and one from Goins and the Coyotes tied the game at 65-65 when Alexander hit the second of a two-shot foul with 1:07 left.
The Coyotes appeared to gain possession of the ball when it looked like Haddock made a clean block on a shot from Rashad Parker. But the Las Vegas, Nev., native was called for the foul and Parker made both shots.
Each team traded possessions and the Coyotes had a shot for the tie or lead when they had the ball and Jordan Barton fouled Haddock with six seconds remaining.
CSUSB battled despite hitting just 34.8 percent from the field on 24 of 69 shots.
Carraway led the Wildcats (8-4, 5-3) with a game-high 19 points. Sims had 15 and Semple 14.
Alexander had 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season and ninth in his career.
