TURLOCK, Calif. – One stop for a win. It’s a drill that the Chico State men’s basketball team runs almost daily. Wednesday night they got to turn that practice into perfection. The Wildcats forced a contested 3-pointer in the final seconds and eventually tracked down a loose-ball rebound at the buzzer to hold on for a 52-51 victory at Cal State Stanislaus Wednesday night. Click here to listen to the final seconds of both of Chico State's thrilling wins Wednesday night.

Andy Bocian scored what proved to be the game-winning basket inside with 1:54 remaining. He finished with a game-high 22 points and also nabbed six rebounds. The 3-pointers Justin Argenal and Roderick Hawkins made late in the game were just as critical.

Argenal’s 3-pointer with just over seven minutes left gave the Wildcats the lead back at 45-43 after the Warriors had threatened to take control of the game with a 10-2 run. Hawkins’ trey – just he second in the season on seven tries – also stemmed the tide. Cal State Stanislaus was in the midst of a 6-2 run that had put them in the lead in the final minutes when Hawkins took a pass from Nick Lonnegren on the left wing and buried the long jump shot to give the Wildcats back the lead, 50-49, with 2:47 to play.

Argenal finished with nine points, Hawkins seven, and Lonnegren chipped in five points as six rebounds as the Wildcats improved to 6-10 overall and 3-6 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

Matt Ibewiro led Cal State Stanislaus (5-9, 1-8 CCAA) with 14 points, eight rebounds, and four steals. Chris Hayes added 11 points. The Wildcats held Warriors leading scorer Benny Koochoie to just four points on 1-of-7 shooting.

The Wildcats are back in action Saturday as they travel to face UC San Diego. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Follow the action with Mike Baca on ESPN Radio 101.7 FM in Chico and on the Internet via the Wildcats Athletics website. You can also follow the game with Live Stats, located on the UC San Diego Athletics Web site or at www.goccaa.org.

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