The Sacramento State Hornets lost another close game on the road Saturday, this time against the UC Davis Aggies 83-77 with help from Aggies’ guard Mark Payne, who recorded the third triple-double in school history (19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists).

UC Davis’ Dominic Calegari had a double-double and led the team in scoring with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

Freshman guard Vinnie McGhee scored a game-high 24 points and added seven assists for the Hornets.

McGhee was able to score a three-pointer with 3:07 left in regulation to bring the game within 1 point (68-67), but the Aggies were able to score on six of their final seven possessions to win the game.

The Hornets were able to come within 4 points twice in the final 23 seconds, but that would be as close as they would get for the rest of the game.

Three Hornets players helped McGhee in scoring: senior guard Clark Woods (15), senior forward Justin Williams (14) and junior guard Loren Leath (10).

The Hornets’ final game of the season will be at 7:05 p.m. Monday at home against Weber State.

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