ARCATA — Will Sheufelt drained a three-pointer to put Humboldt State back in front with 21 seconds remaining before icing the game with a pair of free throws to preserve the Jacks' 65-61 win over Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday.

The victory pulled the Lumberjacks into a first-place tie with the Coyotes in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings with only Friday's regular season finale remaining. Humboldt State stays home to host Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino travels to Rohnert Park to face Sonoma State.

"Thank God for seniors," HSU head coach Tom Wood. "They all had their moments tonight for coming up big. I'm happy for them and proud of them."

Sheufelt, one of the four HSU seniors, finished with 16 points to lead the Lumberjacks, who had all five starters in double figures. Devin Peal scored 15 points while Grayson Moyer, Ernie Spada and Cy Vandermeer added 10 for the Jacks. Vandermeer also contributed a game-high 13 rebounds.

Marlon Pierce led Cal State San Bernardino with 15 points, and Jason Gilzene added 10 for the Coyotes, who fell to 21-6 overall and 14-5 in the CCAA. The Lumberjacks, having already clinched a first round home game in the league tournament, improved to 19-7 overall and 14-5 in league.

Humboldt State built an 11-point lead by halftime, the Jacks' defense holding the Coyotes to 27 percent shooting. But CSUSB picked up the pace in the second half, especially from three-point range, with Marlon Pierce and Reggie Brown hitting the mark.

The Coyotes rallied to pull even at 51-51 when Brown hit another three-pointer with eight minutes, 39 seconds on the clock. The game remained tight, but the Coyotes forged their largest lead of the game on Philip Jones' three-pointer, moving up 61-56 with 3:00 on the clock.

The Lumberjacks pulled within a point, scoring first on Sheufelt's pair of free throws and then on Peal's layup. Sheufelt's heroic three put HSU ahead, and the Coyotes squandered their final possession when Pierce lost the ball out of bounds with 2.3 seconds remaining.

02/28/08 7:35 p.m. at Arcata, Calif.
At Arcata, Calif.
HUMBOLDT STATE MEN 65, CSU SAN BERNARDINO 61
CSU SAN BERNARDINO (21-6, 14-5)
PIERCE, Marlon 6-16 0-0 15; GILZENE, Jason 4-4 2-2 10; EARL, Michael 2-8 3-4
7; REICHEL, David 2-4 0-0 6; ORTIZ, Lance 2-5 2-2 6; BROWN, Reggie 2-7 0-0
6; JONES, Philip 2-6 0-0 5; GASTON, Steve 1-3 0-0 3; BASS, Renardo 1-5 0-0
3; DAVIS,Devon 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 7-8 61.
HUMBOLDT STATE MEN (19-7, 14-5)
SHEUFELT, Will 4-5 4-4 16; PEAL, Devin 7-11 1-4 15; SPADA, Ernie 4-9 0-0 10;
MOYER, Grayson 2-3 5-6 10; VANDERMEER, Cy 4-6 2-2 10; GREEN, Nick 1-3 0-0 2;
DEL RIO, Efren 0-3 2-2 2; FIGGATT, Jameson 0-0 0-0 0; SMITH, Everett 0-1 0-0
0. Totals 22-41 14-18 65.
CSU San Bernardino............   23   38  -   61
Humboldt State Men............   34   31  -   65
3-point goals--CSU San Bernardino 10-24 (PIERCE, Marlon 3-7; BROWN, Reggie
2-5; REICHEL, David 2-4; GASTON, Steve 1-3; BASS, Renardo 1-2; JONES, Philip
1-1; ORTIZ, Lance 0-2), Humboldt State Men 7-18 (SHEUFELT, Will 4-5; SPADA,
Ernie 2-6; MOYER, Grayson 1-2; DEL RIO, Efren 0-3; SMITH, Everett 0-1; PEAL,
Devin 0-1). Fouled out--CSU San Bernardino-None, Humboldt State Men-None.
Rebounds--CSU San Bernardino 28 (GILZENE, Jason 5), Humboldt State Men 31
(VANDERMEER, Cy 13). Assists--CSU San Bernardino 11 (PIERCE, Marlon 5),
Humboldt State Men 18 (PEAL, Devin 6). Total fouls--CSU San Bernardino 17,
Humboldt State Men 10. Technical fouls--CSU San Bernardino-None, Humboldt
State Men-None. A-1400