Bakersfield 84, at Canyons 81

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Interstat) — In a tightly contested men’s junior college basketball game that came down to the final possession, the Bakersfield College Renegades edged the College of the Canyons Cougars 84-81 on Friday night. The game, a rematch of a Jan. 28 meeting also won by Bakersfield, was a statistical dead heat for much of the night. Both teams finished with nearly identical shooting numbers and rebounding totals, but the Renegades leveraged a slight edge in efficiency and key defensive plays to secure the road victory. The most critical sequence of the game unfolded not in the closing seconds,… Read more...