UAPB men fade late at Cal Baptist

After taking a second-half lead with a quarter of the game remaining, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff went ice cold at the wrong time. California Baptist pulled away late from the UAPB men’s basketball team Friday night, beating the Golden Lions 74-60 at the Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center in Riverside, Calif. UAPB (0-4) led 46-45 with 10 minutes to play after a layup from senior forward Macaleab Rich. It was the Golden Lions’ fourth lead in a game which the Lancers led most of the time. UAPB finished the game having led for 2:48, with the game being tied for only 19 total seconds. After Rich’s layup, UAPB didn’t score again until junior guard CJ Smith made two free throws with 3:37 remaining. The Golden Lions’ next shot from the field was a dunk by Rich with 3:05 left, a drought of 6:55 without making a shot. UAPB missed five shots and turned the ball over three times in that span. Cal Baptist (1-3) went on a 15-0 run in the meantime.

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