LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven men’s basketball team pushed league-unbeaten California (Pa.) to the wire Saturday afternoon, but a last-second jumper lifted the Vulcans past the Bald Eagles, 63-61, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference clash at Thomas Fieldhouse.​

The game featured 11 ties and nine lead changes, underscoring the back-and-forth nature of the contest.​

Lock Haven opened with an early 5-0 burst and led by as many as four in the first half before California (Pa.) used a late push to take a 31-29 advantage into the locker room.​

Early in the second half, the Vulcans built their largest lead at eight, 41-33, before the Bald Eagles battled back knotted the game at 50-50 with 6:12 to go following a layup by Keith Warren.

After a back-and-forth final six minutes, Bryson Scott evened the game at 61-61 with ten seconds to go, setting up the dramatic finish.

On the final possession, California’s Antoine Arnett buried a jumper with two seconds left to hand Lock Haven the narrow two-point defeat.​

Warren paced the Bald Eagles with 15 points, four rebounds and four assists.​

Dean Coleman-Newsome added 14 points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals, going 6-of-11 from the field.​

Dyllon Scott rounded out the double-figure scorers with 11 points and six boards, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers.​

Lock Haven shot 36% (24 of 66) from the field and 26% (6 of 23) from 3-point range, while finishing 7 of 11 at the free-throw line.​ California (Pa.) hit 42% (24 of 57) overall and 22% (4 of 18) from beyond the arc, and went 11 of 18 at the stripe.​

The Vulcans held a decisive 46-26 edge on the glass and turned that into 16 second-chance points, offsetting 16 Lock Haven points off turnovers.​

The Bald Eagles move to 4-6 overall, 0-2 PSAC and the Vulcans improve to 6-4 overall, 3-0 PSAC.