JC scores from Friday night's games

* Merritt College took an 81-63 victory over Riverside City College

* Contra Costa College put up 92 points to DeAnza College's 85 in triple overtime as Armein Outing finished with 30 points and Davion Mize enjoyed a 24/13 double-double BOXSCORE

* Yuba College took down defending state champion Mt. San Antonio 75-66 as Chris Smith scored 31 points

* In overtime, Las Positas College won by four, 91-87, versus College of the Siskiyous 

The Hawks advanced to the championship game of the Tip-Off Classic with a thrilling 91-87 overtime victory over Siskiyous in a semifinal game Friday night in Livermore.

LPC (2-0) will face rival Chabot (2-0) at 3 p.m. Saturday for the Tip-Off title. The Gladiators defeated Butte 79-64 in the other semifinal.

Steve Cazares hit 6 three-pointers en route to a career-high 26 points in leading the Hawks over Siskiyous. Jacob Contreras and Davis Kimble added 18 and 17 points, respectively, and David Eplin had 10.

LPC led by as many as 18 points in the first half and 17 in the second. However, Siskiyous used a 22-5 run in the middle of the second half to pull even at 65-65 with 5 minutes remaining.

After Kimball and Contreras hit back-to-back threes to stop the bleeding, the Eagles scored 8 consecutive points to take their first lead of the game, 73-71, with 2:10 left in regulation.

Siskiyous led 77-75, and things looked bleak for LPC when it turned the ball over with 11.6 seconds remaining. But the Eagles returned the favor with a turnover 3 seconds later, then Cazares was fouled shooting a three with 2.6 seconds left, and he made 2 of 3 foul shots to send the game to overtime.

The Hawks were clinging to an 85-84 lead in OT when Tory Stamps made the biggest play of the extra period by stealing the ball and converting the layup at the other end, giving LPC a three-point advantage with 46.6 seconds left.

The teams traded turnovers before Cazares came up with a steal and layup for an 89-84 lead with 29.5 left. Siskiyous sank a three, but Kimball's two free throws at 20.6 finished the scoring.

Saturday's game will mark the fourth time LPC and Chabot have met for the Tip-Off title. The Hawks won in 2008 and 2011, and the Gladiators won in 2010. Overall, LPC has won the title three times, while Chabot has won it twice.

Columbia, which beat Gavilan 76-73, will play Contra Costa, a 92-85 triple-overtime winner against De Anza, for the consolation title Saturday at 11 a.m. Siskiyous and Butte will meet for third place at 1 p.m.

* Ohlone College bounced back strong, winning 102-59 over Feather River College

After suffering through a horrible shooting night one day earlier, the Renegades offense turned it up a notch with a 102–59 victory over the Golden Eagles. Six different players scored in double figures, led by Johan Stenberg's 17 points (including 3 from downtown). Almir Hadzisehovic had 15, Guru Sanghera and Javi De La Blanca each had 14, Marcelus Clay had 12 and Ryo Tawatari chipped in with 10. The Ohlone front line combined for 55 points and 33 rebounds. Ohlone faces the winner of Shasta College and Canada College Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ohlone.

* Santa Rosa JC won by eight, 65-57 over College of Marin

* Chabot College proved 15 better than Butte College 79-64

* On a tight one, Cabrillo College bested Sacramento City College 74-70 

* Monterey Peninsula College tipped Foothill College 66-65

* West Valley College won by seven over Cuesta College 71-64

* Columbia College defeated Gavilan College 76-73

* Shasta College and Cañada College played fast and close before the former took it at the end 93-91

* San Joaquin Delta College was 13 better than Solano College 74-61

* Cosumnes River College doubled up on Merced College 104-50 as Jaycob Velasco went for 26 points plus 13 boards BOXSCORE

* San Jose City College put up 102 points to Lassen College's 67

* City College San Francisco handled Middlebrooks Academy 100-59