ARCATA, Calif.--- Cal State East Bay's Justin Vigil hit a last second shot to defeat the Cal Poly Humboldt State Lumberjacks 86-84 in triple overtime. The 'Jacks lost their second straight overtime game despite three players in double figures in scoring in
Jaden Edwards (26 points),
Amari Green (17 points) and
Bryce Mitchell (13 points).
FIRST HALF: Jaden Edwards' free throw gave the 'Jacks the early 8-2 lead in the first three minutes of the game. Cal State East Bay (8-12, 6-8 CCAA) outscored Humboldt 15-9 in the next ten minutes to tie the game on a Justin Vigil three. A Jesse Galloway three gave the visitors a 24-20 lead with four minutes left in the first half. The Pioneers increased their lead to 26-22 on a DJ Sanders' lay-up heading into the locker room.
SECOND HALF: Cal State East Bay came out strong early in the second half and increased its lead to 35-24 on two made free throws by Zack Perlstein. An
Alonzo Washington three off a pass from
AJ Sims capped a 14-0 run by the 'Jacks as they took a 39-35 lead with 12 minutes left in regulation. A three by Sims off a pass from
Andrew Mork increased the hosts' lead to 42-35 mid-way through the half. Cal State East Bay came right back and outscored its hosts 17-4 to take a 52-46 lead with less than six minutes to go in the half. The 'Jacks didn't go away as they took a 55-54 lead on two free throws by
Jaden Edwards with 4:31 on the clock.
An old-fashioned three-point play by DJ Sanders gave the Pioneers a 59-56 lead with just 3:11 to go in regulation. Humboldt went on a 6-0 run capped by an
Austin Harris jumper off a pass from
Amari Green and the 'Jacks took a 62-59 lead with just 45 ticks on the clock. Perlstein's three-point play tied the game at 62-62 on the Pioneers' next possession. The 'Jacks had a chance to take the lead and the win, but Justin Vigil drew an offensive foul to send the game into overtime.
FIRST OVERTIME; Cal Poly Humboldt (10-12, 4-12 CCAA) took a 68-64 lead in the first overtime on an
Austin Harris jumper in the paint. DJ Sanders' lay-up cut the 'Jack lead to 69-68 with 32 seconds left in the first overtime.
Amari Green connected on both free throws after he was fouled to increase Humboldt's lead to 71-68. Austin Vigil's three with 10 seconds left tied the game at 71-71 for the Pioneers. Humboldt's shot attempt at the buzzer fell short to send the game into the second overtime.
SECOND OVERTIME: Once again, the 'Jacks jumped out to an early in the period this time a 74-71 lead on a
Jaden Edwards jumper inside the paint. A Zack Perlstein field goal capped an 8-0 run by the Pioneers as they took a 78-74 lead with 68 seconds left in the second overtime. An
Amari Green jumper capped a 4-0 run by the hosts as they sent the game into the third overtime period tied at 78-78.
THIRD OVERTIME: Cal State East Bay outscored the 'Jacks 5-2 in the first two and half minutes of the third overtime period to take an 83-80 lead. A
Jaden Edwards' jumper gave the 'Jacks a brief 84-83 lead with 80 seconds left in the game. Humboldt had a chance to increase their lead but the Pioneers' defense stalled the 'Jacks. Then on the game's final possession, Justin Vigil hit a three off a pass from Tone Patton to give the Pioneers the 86-84 victory.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Both
Jaden Edwards and
Bryce Mitchell each recorded double-doubles this evening. Edwards scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his tenth double-double of the season. Mitchell recorded his second double-double with a 13-points, 14-rebound performance.
SEASON HIGH: Amari Green had a season high 17 points this evening to go with his four assists, two steals and four rebounds in 48 minutes of action. Green went six-for-17 from the field including five-for-seven from the line.
19/8: The 'Jacks forced 19 turnovers by the Pioneers including eight by steals.
Austin Harris,
Amari Green and
Bryce Mitchell each had two steals while
Andrew Mork and
AJ Sims each had one steal.
FINAL ROAD TRIP: The Lumberjacks will have their final road trip this coming week. Humboldt will be at Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday, February 17 and at No. 8 Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday, February 19. Both tip-offs are scheduled for 7:30pm.
