Thursday, March 7
Edinburg, Tex.
5:00 PM
California Baptist University
16-13, 7-8WAC
82
at
79
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
18-15, 9-7WAC
1
2
OT 1
F
California Baptist
35
33
14
82
UT Rio Grande Valley
40
28
11
79
Lancers Secure Best First-Year DI Season
3/7/2019 8:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EDINBURG, Texas – California Baptist (16-13; 7-8 WAC) made history with an 82-79 overtime victory at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (18-15; 9-7 WAC) on Thursday night.
The Lancers secured their 16th win of the season as a program in its first-year of a four-year transition process to NCAA Division I status. It is the most wins by a first-year team that is an RPI counter (playing four or less non-Division I opponents on its schedule). Grand Canyon previously held the mark with 15 wins during its 2013-14 season.
CBU also announced earlier in the day that it accepted an invitation to a postseason tournament, making the Lancers only the second program to do so. GCU played in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament in 2014. The Lancers will host a first-round game against an opponent yet to be determined on March 20. More details regarding postseason play for CBU will be announced at a later date.
The Lancers played the majority of the game without Milan Acquaah, the leading scorer in the Western Athletic Conference. Acquaah was disqualified two minutes into the contest.
CBU did not back down, despite UTRGV jumping out to an 8-2 advantage to start the game on Senior Night. Junior Jeremy Smith scored six points early to tie the game at 8-8 with 16:13 to go in the first half.
In the second half, the Vaqueros led by as many as seven points. UTRGV actually held an advantage for nearly 36 minutes of the contest. Late in the game, the Lancers used a 9-4 run to tie the game at 66-66 with 56 seconds left after back-to-back baskets by Smith.
Ty Rowell and Marquise Mosley came up big in the extra period, scoring 13-of-14 points scored by the Lancers. Rowell knocked down two treys, including one that tied the game at 76-76 with 2:33 left.
Heading scored a game-high 26 points along with six rebounds and three assists. Rowell and Mosley finished with 13 points each. De'jon Davis collected his eighth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Smith added 10 points.
Winn finished with a team-high 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists for UTRGV. Javon Levi posted 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Lesley Varner II tallied 18 points and seven boards. Jordan Jackson added 10 points.
CBU will close out the regular season on the road at 2019 WAC regular season champion New Mexico State (26-4; 14-1 WAC) on Saturday at 6 p.m. PT. CBU defeated the Aggies 82-76 in Riverside on Jan. 3, making the Lancers the only league member to have defeated them this season.
The Lancers secured their 16th win of the season as a program in its first-year of a four-year transition process to NCAA Division I status. It is the most wins by a first-year team that is an RPI counter (playing four or less non-Division I opponents on its schedule). Grand Canyon previously held the mark with 15 wins during its 2013-14 season.
CBU also announced earlier in the day that it accepted an invitation to a postseason tournament, making the Lancers only the second program to do so. GCU played in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament in 2014. The Lancers will host a first-round game against an opponent yet to be determined on March 20. More details regarding postseason play for CBU will be announced at a later date.
The Lancers played the majority of the game without Milan Acquaah, the leading scorer in the Western Athletic Conference. Acquaah was disqualified two minutes into the contest.
CBU did not back down, despite UTRGV jumping out to an 8-2 advantage to start the game on Senior Night. Junior Jeremy Smith scored six points early to tie the game at 8-8 with 16:13 to go in the first half.
Senior Jordan Heading was incredible with 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc in the first stanza. Heading's fifth three-pointer gave the Lancers a 29-27 lead with 5:16 on the clock.Jeremy Smith with an early 6⃣ points!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/9qf6U96mWO
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) March 8, 2019
UTRGV closed out the half on a 13-6 run to take a 40-35 lead to the locker room at the break.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) March 8, 2019
Jordan Heading with 1⃣7⃣ first half points including 🖐️ treys!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/OCw7PWOeHt
In the second half, the Vaqueros led by as many as seven points. UTRGV actually held an advantage for nearly 36 minutes of the contest. Late in the game, the Lancers used a 9-4 run to tie the game at 66-66 with 56 seconds left after back-to-back baskets by Smith.
After an empty possession by UTRGV, Heading worked the clock down and scored the go-ahead basket to make it 68-66 with 3.6 seconds remaining. It was the first lead for the Lancers in over 25 minutes, when Heading hit his fifth trey in the first half.And we're tied! Jeremy Smith with steal and ✌️points!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/aeRjzatlue
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) March 8, 2019
Terry Winn III was fouled on the following possession and made both free throws to force overtime.Heading gets it! Lancers up 2⃣ with 3.6 seconds left!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/RRLOxDG21q
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) March 8, 2019
Ty Rowell and Marquise Mosley came up big in the extra period, scoring 13-of-14 points scored by the Lancers. Rowell knocked down two treys, including one that tied the game at 76-76 with 2:33 left.
Mosley scored seven points in OT and none were more important than the three pointer he hit to give CBU a 79-76 lead with 1:42 to go. CBU never trailed the rest of the way.Ty Rowell. Clutch.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/YThNavIptP
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) March 8, 2019
Tonight's victory was also the eighth true road win of the season for the Lancers. As of games played through March 6, there were only 53 teams in NCAA Division I with eight or more road wins.Let's go!!! Marquise Mosley hits the trey to give the Lancers the lead in OT!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/XdPEP74Nir
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) March 8, 2019
Heading scored a game-high 26 points along with six rebounds and three assists. Rowell and Mosley finished with 13 points each. De'jon Davis collected his eighth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Smith added 10 points.
Winn finished with a team-high 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists for UTRGV. Javon Levi posted 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Lesley Varner II tallied 18 points and seven boards. Jordan Jackson added 10 points.
CBU will close out the regular season on the road at 2019 WAC regular season champion New Mexico State (26-4; 14-1 WAC) on Saturday at 6 p.m. PT. CBU defeated the Aggies 82-76 in Riverside on Jan. 3, making the Lancers the only league member to have defeated them this season.
📸 The Lancers secured their 16th win as a program in its first-year of a four-year transition process to NCAA Division I status. It is the most wins by a first-year team with four or less non-Division I opponents on its schedule. #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/MKhroCXhA6
— CBU Men's Basketball (@CBUmbb) March 8, 2019
Team Stats
CALBAP
UTRGV
FG%
.415
.404
3FG%
.423
.250
FT%
.708
.714
RB
43
41
TO
10
13
STL
5
4
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
8
3FGM
6
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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