Copper Mountain 91, at Chaffey 85

(Interstat) — In a wild, back-and-forth California junior college men’s basketball game that required overtime to decide, the visiting Copper Mountain Fighting Cacti outlasted the Chaffey Panthers 91-85 on Wednesday night. The game, which defied a pre-game statistical projection heavily favoring Chaffey, was a tale of two distinct halves of regulation, culminating in an extra period where Copper Mountain finally seized control. Copper Mountain exploded from the opening tip, building a commanding 35-25 lead after the first quarter behind an efficient offensive start. The Fighting Cacti extended that lead to 15 points by halftime, taking a 75-60 advantage into the… Read more...