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James Pendleton drives in the lane against a tough Saddleback defense.
James Pendleton drives in the lane against a tough Saddleback defense.

The #8 Bakersfield College men's basketball team fell 64-56 in overtime to #1 Saddleback in Mission Viejo Wednesday night. 


Lawrence "Bam" Moore led the Renegades in scoring with 16 points on 6-12 shooting from the field. 

Western State Conference Player of the Year Deandre Dickson scored 14 points, pulled down 17 rebounds, and had three first-half blocks before fouling out with three minutes remaining in overtime. 

BC had a chance to seal up the win as time expired. 

After a full time out, BC inbounded the ball to Moore who passed to Jameik Riviere, who's short jumper bounced up off the lip of the rim before just rolling back into play. 

The Renegades were down at the half, but stunned the Gauchos with a 9-2 run to start the second half. 

Both teams scored well below their season averages for the game.