Jacob Kaler
72
Claremont McKenna CM
77
Winner Simpson (Calif.) SIMP
Claremont McKenna CM
72
Final
77
Simpson (Calif.) SIMP
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Claremont McKenna CM 33 31 8 72
Simpson (Calif.) SIMP 31 33 13 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Downs Claremont McKenna in Overtime

VALLEJO, Calif. - The Simpson men's basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak Friday with a 77-72 overtime victory past Claremont McKenna at the Markie Cosca Memorial Tournament on the Cal Maritime campus.

Jacob Kaler led four Red Hawks in double figures with 29 points. Otar Pkhadadze added 14, and Josh Brakkee and Josh Delamarter each scored 11. Brakkee's eight rebounds was a team-high. Kaler had a career-high nine steals. Defensively, SU forced 29 turnovers and held CM to 5-21 shooting from behind the three-point line.

The two teams were tied at 64 after regulation. The game was back-and-forth the entire night featuring 14 ties and neither team owning more than a seven-point lead at any point of the contest.

Simpson will play The Master's College on Saturday in the final day of the tournament at 5:30 p.m.
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