UC Davis and Cal State Los Angeles locked horns in a tough California Collegiate Athletic Association game Friday night, and after all the key defensive stops and big baskets were recorded, the visiting Golden Eagles came away with an exciting 67-65 victory in overtime.

Jerry Espinoza walked off Hamilton Court swarmed by his teammates. The Golden Eagles' senior forward scored the game-winner with two seconds left, pulling the upset over the nation's fourth-ranked NCAA Division II team.

Freshman guard Khi-Min Jung drew a pack of Aggies before he launched a desperate heave. The ball bounced off the backboard and Espinoza caught the rebound on the other side and put it back in.

"Wasn't that a great pass," Espinoza said with a smile. "That plays works all the time."

Perhaps, 1 percent of the time.

"That was in no way by design," Cal State Los Angeles coach Dave Yanai said. "Jung was able to draw a crowd and we were fortunate to have somebody to get the rebound."

A week after beating Sonoma State and San Francisco State in competitive battles on the road, the Aggies discovered they couldn't find peace and tranquility at home.

The loss dropped the Aggies (16-4, 12-3) into a first-place tie with Sonoma State (16-3, 12-3), which defeated Cal State Bakersfield 49-40 Friday.

In addition, the Aggies are in jeopardy of losing their No. 1 ranking in the NCAA West Regional poll. The team atop the poll at the end of the regular season generally hosts the West Regional tournament.

The Aggies blew an eight-point lead with 15:31 left. The Golden Eagles (11-9, 10-5) manufactured an 11-3 run to tie it at 43-43 with 12:02 remaining.

Los Angeles then outscored Davis 9-2 and forged ahead 52-47 at the 7:12 mark.

UC Davis, however, didn't fold. Dante Ross helped send the game to overtime when he twisted and spun his way through traffic for a layup, tying it at 61-61 with 17 second to go.

The Aggies couldn't sustain the momentum in the extra period as Los Angeles made some big plays down the stretch, including the one by Espinoza.

"We did everything we could in overtime," Davis coach Brian Fogel said. "We had good looks at the basket, but our shots didn't fall. And on the final shot, we over-committed on defense and nobody was at home on the weak side."

Tracson McLeod led the Golden Eagles with 19 points.

Ross paced the Aggies with 17.

The game was a battle between two of the conference's top defensive teams. The Aggies and Golden Eagles didn't disappoint the 2,436 in attendance.

Los Angeles held Davis to 39 percent shooting from the field. Davis slowed Los Angeles to 38 percent. The Aggies made just 3 of 12 shots from three-point range. The Golden Eagles hit on only 5 of 15.