Ventura 96, at Bakersfield 93

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Interstat) — Jerimiyah Smith scored a game-high 40 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Ventura College Pirates to a 96-93 overtime victory over the Bakersfield College Renegades in a chaotic California Community College Athletic Association men’s basketball game Thursday night. The game, a seesaw affair defined by turnovers and fouls, required an extra period after the teams combined for only 15 points in a grinding third quarter. Ventura improved to 9-3 overall, while Bakersfield fell to 6-5. The contest’s most critical sequence did not occur in the final seconds of regulation but rather in the decisive… Read more...