Game Goes 4 OT's; Jenkins Pours In Record 57
12-17-2006 |

ARCATA, Calif.-Richard Jenkins scored a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) single-game record 57 points as the Cal State-Monterey Bay Otters won a thrilling four-overtime game 126-122 Friday, December 15.

Jenkins, who was 19 for 28 from the field for the night, tied the score with a three-pointer with five seconds left to play in regulation to send the contest into the extra period. Jenkins then scored 7 of the team's 11 points in the first overtime period.  CSUMB's Jose Sanchez tied the score with a jumper to tie at 97-97 to send it into a second overtime.

In the second overtime, Western Oregon took an early lead, but the Otters battled back. Jenkins nailed all six of his free throw attempts to give the Otters a four-point lead, but WOU would hit a triple to respond. Matt Evans then made a free-throw for a 2-point lead with 19 seconds left in the period. WOU's Jacob Mitchell tipped-in his own miss as time expired to force a third overtime.

Ryan Schmidt gave WOU a 2-point lead with :05 left in the third OT, but a technical foul was called on the Wolves bench to send CSUMB's D'Shon Cannon to the line. Cannon nailed both free throws to force a fourth extra frame.

An Augie Johnston three-pointer gave CSUMB an early three-poiint lead while Jenkins and Johnston made free throws down the stretch to seal the win for the Otters as they extend their winning streak to three games.

Jenkins made 18 of 22 free throws to go with 20 rebounds, three assist and four blocks for a record-setting night. His 57-point total shattered the previous record set by Tommy Lipsey, who had 44 for Cal State-Los Angeles in a 1975 game. The 20-rebound performance is a season-best this season for a CCAA player.

Cannon finished with 16 points to go with nine assists, Evans had 14 points and Johnston and Joe Mitchell each scored 13 for the Otters (4-2 overall). Mitchell also had eight rebounds.

Schmidt led the Wolves with 39 points and Jacob Mitchell had 33 points and seven rebounds in losing effort.

(Source CCAA)