COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Canyons Runs Out of Steam, 92-89

College of the Canyons lived and died by its running game Thursday in a 92-89 loss to Utah Valley in the second round of the Canyons tournament.

The running game helped Canyons take an eight-point lead in the first half, but it deserted the Cougars midway through the second half before they staged a furious rally in the last five minutes.

Canyons had an opportunity to tie the score with four seconds left, but Nate Conner’s jump shot rolled off the right side of the rim as time expired.

Larry Allbritton and Aaron Clark made two three-point baskets off the break to give Canyons a 50-45 advantage a minute into the second half, but Utah Valley battled back and took the lead, 53-52, on two free throws by Cole Cloninger with 15:46 left.

Utah Valley (10-5) built its advantage to 74-60 with six minutes to play, but Canyons (7-9) resurrected its running game to close within four, 89-85, with 26 seconds left on a three-point basket by Tom Kelly.

PALOMAR TOURNAMENT

San Jacinto 83, Glendale 64--The Vaqueros self-destructed in the final six minutes, watching a seven-point deficit turn into a 19-point defeat in a second-round game in San Marcos.

The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for Glendale (11-6). Glendale had a chance to trim the seven-point deficit but missed a pair of layups.

Gary Fowler led Glendale with 27 points on a 10-of-17 shooting performance. Bruce Heicke, who scored a game-high 34 points in a first-round win over Fullerton on Wednesday, was held to eight.

DESERT TOURNAMENT

Antelope Valley 87, Snow (Utah) 76--Paul Ernst scored all of his 16 points in the second half and teammate Tony Madison scored a career-high 23 points to lead Antelope Valley in a first-round game at College of the Desert.

Center Steve Walker added 19 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots for Antelope Valley (13-4).

Dedan Thomas and Danny Griffin, two Antelope Valley starters who were offered Division I scholarships but were Proposition 48 casualties, did not make the trip with the team.

WOMEN

Canyons 73, Valley 72--Valley overcame a 10-point deficit, but a three-point shot by Tressie Millender with one minute to play gave Canyons a 71-70 lead it never surrendered in the second-round game of Fullerton tournament.

It was the 12th consecutive win for Canyons (12-1), which upset El Camino, the state’s top-ranked team, on Wednesday.