FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.-  The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners lost the first game of a four-game road trip Saturday night 80-67 at Northern Arizona falling victim to an emotional Lumberjacks squad and poor second half execution.

The Lumberjacks, playing their first game after the unexpected resignation of former head coach Mike Adras, shot a season-best 55% from the field while winning their first game under interim head coach Dave Brown. The Lumberjacks 2-3 zone frustrated CSUB for much of the night forcing the Roadrunners to shoot from the outside where they were 11 of 26 on the night Northern Arizona also shot their share of three-pointers hitting 9 of 18 on the game for a season-high 50%.

CSUB trailed at the half 40-32, but managed to retake the lead 48-44 with 13:28 remaining following a three-pointer by Tyrone White (Jr, Portland, Ore, North Idaho CC). The jumper however was the last field goal for the Roadrunners for the next ten minutes as NAU went on a 16-0 run to put the game out of reach while building a double-digit lead and never looking back for their third win of the season.

White led CSUB with 17 points  on 5 of 13 shooting while Zach Lamb (Jr., Norcross, Ga., Miami-Dade CC) added 16 points on 5 of 11 from the floor. Freshman guard James Douglas led the way for Northern Arizona with 22 points

The Roadrunners continue their road trip at Portland State on Thursday night at 7 P.M. They will also play at Idaho and Colorado before returning to Bakersfield.