The victory pulled the Lumberjacks into a first-place tie with the Coyotes in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings with only Friday's regular season finale remaining. Humboldt State stays home to host Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino travels to Rohnert Park to face Sonoma State.
"Thank God for seniors," HSU head coach Tom Wood. "They all had their moments tonight for coming up big. I'm happy for them and proud of them."
Sheufelt, one of the four HSU seniors, finished with 16 points to lead the Lumberjacks, who had all five starters in double figures. Devin Peal scored 15 points while Grayson Moyer, Ernie Spada and Cy Vandermeer added 10 for the Jacks. Vandermeer also contributed a game-high 13 rebounds.
Marlon Pierce led Cal State San Bernardino with 15 points, and Jason Gilzene added 10 for the Coyotes, who fell to 21-6 overall and 14-5 in the CCAA. The Lumberjacks, having already clinched a first round home game in the league tournament, improved to 19-7 overall and 14-5 in league.
Humboldt State built an 11-point lead by halftime, the Jacks' defense holding the Coyotes to 27 percent shooting. But CSUSB picked up the pace in the second half, especially from three-point range, with Marlon Pierce and Reggie Brown hitting the mark.
The Coyotes rallied to pull even at 51-51 when Brown hit another three-pointer with eight minutes, 39 seconds on the clock. The game remained tight, but the Coyotes forged their largest lead of the game on Philip Jones' three-pointer, moving up 61-56 with 3:00 on the clock.
The Lumberjacks pulled within a point, scoring first on Sheufelt's pair of free throws and then on Peal's layup. Sheufelt's heroic three put HSU ahead, and the Coyotes squandered their final possession when Pierce lost the ball out of bounds with 2.3 seconds remaining.
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