#17 CSM MEN FALL TO CHABOT IN OT; VISIT NEIGHBOR SKYLINE WED.
In a high scoring overtime game, it’s important to sink field goals – something College of San Mateo failed to do until the final 12 seconds of Monday’s make-up game with visiting Chabot College. That lonely 3-pointer by Bobby Arenas gave the host Bulldogs 91 points – vs. 93 for Chabot. The Gladiators (2-1 Coast North, 10-5) sank four free throws after that to win a key 97-91 Coast North men’s basketball contest, squaring San Mateo’s record at 2-2.
#17 CSM MEN FALL TO CHABOT IN OT; VISIT NEIGHBOR SKYLINE WED.
In a high scoring overtime game, it's important to sink field goals – something College of San Mateo failed to do until the final 12 seconds of Monday's make-up game with visiting Chabot College. That lonely 3-pointer by Bobby Arenas gave the host Bulldogs 91 points – vs. 93 for Chabot. The Gladiators (2-1 Coast North, 10-5) sank four free throws after that to win a key 97-91 Coast North men's basketball contest, squaring San Mateo's record at 2-2.
The State No. 17 Bulldogs (13-5 overall) will match 2-2 marks at Skyline College (10-8) Wednesday at 7 p.m. in San Bruno. That's also a clash for early San Mateo County bragging rights. Both teams hold wins this month over District neighbor Cañada College.
"This was our first game in ten days," said CSM coach Mike Marcial. "They have a good team, and we were missing guys." They included 6-9 center Muti Shuman -- and Marcial said he was needed to counter the also big Gladiators up front.
Despite the field goal drought, CSM battled with Chabot throughout the extra five minutes, connecting on 6-of-8 free throws, mostly on fouls off missed shots during a charity parade. Chabot took an 84-82 lead on a layup by Isaiah Veal 18 seconds into overtime. San Mateo tied it twice at the foul line – at 84 and at 85, before the Gladiators sank four free throws for an 89-85 advantage with 2:18 remaining.
Aragon grad Sam Manu then appeared to net four Bulldogs free throws -- but one was taken away on a lane violation -- leaving CSM down, 89-88, with 50 seconds left. San Mateo was unable to trade baskets with the Gladiators -- the winning points (making it 93-88) coming with 17 seconds left on two successful free throws by Chabot's Skylar Robinson.
San Mateo began second half play Monday with a 41-37 lead, off a 3-point buzzer beater by Arenas at the mid-game break. In the second half, there were nine lead changes and five ties, the last coming with 5.5 seconds left in regulation on a dunk by Manu off an inbound timeout pass, sending it to overtime.
Arenas (Riordan High, San Francisco) and Manu led all scorers with 23 points apiece. Arenas had four 3-pointers. Desai Lopez (St. Francis, Mt. View) had 13 points and Pearce Uniacke (Serra, San Mateo) 12 for the Bulldogs. Veal and Robinson each tallied 18 points for Chabot.
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