LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven men's basketball team pushed league-unbeaten California (Pa.) to the wire Saturday afternoon, but a last-second jumper lifted the Vulcans past the Bald Eagles, 63-61, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) clash at Thomas Fieldhouse.
 
The game featured 11 ties and nine lead changes, underscoring the back-and-forth nature of the contest.
 
Lock Haven opened with an early 5-0 burst and led by as many as four in the first half before California (Pa.) used a late push to take a 31-29 advantage into the locker room.
 
Early in the second half, the Vulcans built their largest lead at eight, 41-33, before the Bald Eagles battled back knotted the game at 50-50 with 6:12 to go following a layup by Keith Warren.
 
After a back-and-forth final six minutes, Bryson Scott evened the game at 61-61 with ten seconds to go, setting up the dramatic finish.
 
On the final possession, California's Antoine Arnett buried a jumper with two seconds left to hand Lock Haven the narrow two-point defeat.
 
Warren paced the Bald Eagles with 15 points, four rebounds and four assists.
 
Dean Coleman-Newsome added 14 points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals, going 6-of-11 from the field.
 
Scott rounded out the double-figure scorers with 11 points and six boards, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers.
 
Lock Haven shot 36 percent (24-of-66) from the field and 26 percent (6-of-23) from 3-point range, while finishing 7-of-11 at the free-throw line. California (Pa.) hit 42 percent (24-of-57) overall and 22 percent (4-of-18) from beyond the arc, and went 11-of-18 at the stripe.
 
The Vulcans held a decisive 46-26 edge on the glass and turned that into 16 second-chance points, offsetting 16 Lock Haven points off turnovers.
 
The Bald Eagles move to 4-6 overall, 0-2 PSAC and the Vulcans improve to 6-4 overall, 3-0 PSAC.
 
Up Next:
Lock Haven returns to action tomorrow afternoon (Sunday, Dec. 21) when Slippery Rock comes to town for a 3 p.m. PSAC crossover game.