COLLEGE BASKETBALL / POSTSEASON TOURNAMENTS : DIVISION II : Virginia Union Beats Cal State Bakersfield, 69-66
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Led by Warren Peebles with 19 points, Virginia Union beat Cal State Bakersfield, 69-66, in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II basketball tournament Friday night.
Third-ranked Virginia Union (29-3) will play Bridgeport State (28-6) in today’s finals. Bridgeport beat California, Pa., 76-75, in Friday’s other semifinal.
Peebles hit a layup to give Virginia Union an 11-7 edge, then followed with three three-pointers, another layup and a free throw as the Panthers went on a 20-7 run.
The Roadrunners (26-7), behind, 35-25, at halftime, got their outside game with Kenny Warren and closed to 50-49 with 10 minutes left to play.
Virginia Union led, 66-63, with 35 seconds left when Bakersfield was assessed a technical foul for calling a timeout it didn’t have.
Walter Hurd hit one of the two free throws, and Peebles later added a free throw to extend the margin to 68-63.
Bakersfield’s Beau Redstone led all scorers with 22 points.
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