ALBANY — After a demoralizing one-point loss to Mt. Hood in the final second last Saturday at home, the Umpqua Community College men’s basketball team was in desperate need of a pick-me-up performance Wednesday night against Linn-Benton. The Riverhawks got one, getting a pair of free throws from Jared Knox with 30 seconds remaining and pulling out a 78-76 Southern Region win over the Roadrunners, ending a nine-game losing streak. After taking the lead, Umpqua (4-11, 1-3 South) didn’t give Linn-Benton (5-9, 1-3) a good look on its final possession as a three-point attempt missed in the final seconds. “A …