DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – It was a game of runs at the Ocean Center on Saturday. California Baptist jumped out to an early 15-5 lead before Middle Tennessee cut the lead to two with an 8-0 run.
Three ties and five lead changes later, the Blue Raiders erupted for a 16-0 run that gave them enough cushion to withstand a 12-0 push by the Lancers and come away with a 64-58 win in the first round of the 2022 Roman College Basketball Invitational.
"You could see they were playing with a fire in their belly, and we weren't," head coach Nick McDevitt said of the Lancers' hot start that prompted the coach to call a timeout before the under-4 media break.