Utah Valley gave CSU Bakersfield all they could handle in basketball marathon.The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners have advanced to the Western Athletic Conference final, but not before Utah Valley took the league champions to four overtimes in a 81-80 win at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Jaylen Airington lead all scorers, putting up 22 points before fouling out. Both teams were cold shooting and CSUB had extended streaks throughout the game without making a field goal. The Runners take on the winner of the New Mexico State/Missouri-Kansas City game in Saturday night’s final at 8:00 on ESPN3.

Sean Michael Lisle