ARCATA, Calif. -- A close game came down to the final possession on Thursday night inside of Lumberjack Arena that saw the San Francisco State Gators edge the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks with a final score of 62-60. Kareem Clark notched his first double-double of the season, tallying 14 points on 50 percent shooting and 11 rebounds. 

The Gators struck the scoreboard first and jumped out to a 6-2 lead over Humboldt early on. Rob Diaz III gave the 'Jacks their first lead of the game after converting on a four-point play to make it 18-14 with eight minutes left to go in the first half. Humboldt went on a 6-0 run in the last two minutes to go up 28-22 at the break. 

Brandon Bento-Jackson hit a jumper to give Humboldt a seven point lead, 30-23, their largest of the game. For the final 17 minutes, it was a one possession game. Bento-Jackson put Humboldt up by three (60-57) with 52 seconds to go, but SF State closed the game on a 5-0 run and took a 62-60 lead. With a few seconds to go, Rob Diaz III attempted to tie the game while driving to the basket, but the Gator defense prevailed and SF State held on to win 62-60. 

Records

Cal Poly Humboldt (4-15, 1-13 CCAA)

San Francisco State (14-8, 8-6 CCAA)

Up Next

On Saturday, the 'Jacks will host Cal State East Bay (12-8, 8-6 CCAA) for a 7:30 PM tip-off.

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