Barstow 60, at Santa Barbara 64

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Interstat) — In a tightly contested men’s junior college basketball game decided at the free-throw line, Santa Barbara City College held off a persistent Barstow College squad 64-60 on Saturday. The game, organized by the California Community College Athletic Association, saw the host Vaqueros improve to 8-4 overall, while the visiting Vikings fell to 3-8. The most critical sequence unfolded in the final seconds. With Santa Barbara clinging to a 61-60 lead, Barstow’s Trestyne Nguru was called for a foul with four seconds remaining in the second quarter, sending Santa Barbara’s James Reach to the line. Reach… Read more...