PCAA Roundup : Pacific Beats Long Beach in OT

Karlwin Mathews hit a layup, and James Ray Richardson added a free throw in the second overtime to lift the University of the Pacific to a 75-73 win over Cal State Long Beach in Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. action in Stockton.

Long Beach held a 12-point lead in the second half, but Darrell Patterson helped the 49ers tie the score, 65-65, at the end of regulation by hitting five of six three-point shots.

Fresno State 70, New Mexico State 59--Mitch Arnold led a balanced attack with 16 points at Fresno as the Bulldogs (10-5 overall) boosted their PCAA record to 5-1. The Aggies dropped to 3-3 and 6-9.

Scott Barnes added 13 points, Jos Kuipers 12 and Kenny Cook 10 for Fresno. Gilbert Wilburn led New Mexico State with 20 points and Pat Coash had 14.

Fresno State shot 65% in the first half, hitting seven baskets in a row at one point while taking a 38-28 halftime lead.

Utah State 80, San Jose State 75--Greg Grant scored 24 points and had 9 rebounds in the Aggies’ victory at Logan, Utah.

Utah State (9-5 overall and 2-3 in the PCAA) hit 27 of 34 free throw attempts and the Spartans (8-7 and 3-3) just 14 of 22.

Grant scored 17 of his game-high total in the second half. Vince Washington added 16 points and Jeff J. Anderson and Bill Floyd each had 11. Matt Fleming led San Jose State with 15 points.