In the third game, Palomar pulled the upset and knocked off last year's finalist LA Trade Tech, 52-51. The Comets, who improve to 2-9 on the season, held off a late LATT charge to get the win. SF Jordan Feramisco had a double-double with 10 pts and 13 rebs. PG Abdullah Karimi led Palomar with 15 pts and handed out 5 asts.
LA Trade Tech (5-8) almost overcame an extended dry spell to begin the game. They didn't score a point for the first 9:57 of the game, falling behind 15-0. Despite rallying to trail by just 8 at the half, they were never able to gain the lead. Palomar still led by 10 at 52-42 with just over 3 minutes to play before SF Stanton Williams led a comeback that fell just short. PF Mark Treadwell's 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the rim. Treadwell had missed the entire first half, arriving at the LATT bench just before halftime. He finished with 5 pts and 4 steals.
Friday, December 27, 2002 - 5 pm
COC Holiday Tourney - 1st Round
LA Trade Tech Beavers 51:
12-Demetric Davis, PG - 5/12 fg, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 13 pts
21-Diamond Johnson, SG - 1/9 fg, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 pts
22-James Derricks, 3G - 1/4 fg, 3 ast, 2 stl, 2 pts
32-Isaiah Burleson, F - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
34-Corey Miller, C - 0/1 fg, 4 reb, 0 pts
44-Robert Dorsey, C - 2/6 fg, 2/4 ft, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 6 pts
31-Stanton Williams, F - 7/9 fg, 2/5 ft, 5 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 16 pts
33-Jason Weaver, F - 3/7 fg, 1/1 ft, 3 reb, 1 blk, 7 pts
15-Edwards Marcell, G - 1 reb, 0 pts
30-Mark Treadwell, F - 2/6 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 ast, 4 stl, 5 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 21/55 fg (.382), 6/12 ft (.500), 31 reb, 13 ast, 3 blk, 12 stl, 51 pts
3-pt fg (3): Davis 3
Turnovers (14): Davis 4, Dorsey 3, Burleson 2, Williams 2, Johnson, Derricks, Treadwell
Palomar Comets 52:
3-Abdullah Karimi, PG - 5/15 fg, 2/5 ft, 3 reb, 5 ast, 15 pts
10-Jordan Feramisco, SF - 4/11 fg, 1/2 ft, 13 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 10 pts
33-Jovan Williams, SG - 2/10 fg, 2/3 ft, 5 reb, 2 stl, 7 pts
40-Darren Triba, C - 2/2 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 4 pts
44-Josh Barton, PF - 2/3 fg, 1/1 ft, 5 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 5 pts
14-Patrick Hunt, F - 1/1 fg, 1 reb, 2 pts
24-Gihad Hamideh, G - 0/1 fg, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
23-Isaiah Orange, F - 4/8 fg, 3 reb, 2 ast, 9 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 20/51 fg (.392), 6/11 ft (.545), 40 reb, 15 ast, 1 blk, 5 stl, 52 pts
3-pt fg (6): Karimi 3, Feramisco, Williams, Orange
Turnovers (21): Feramisco 4, Triba 4, Barton 4, Orange 4, Karimi 2, Williams, Hunt, team
Halftime Score: Palomar 31, LA Trade Tech 23
Updated Records: Palomar 2-9, LA Trade Tech 5-8
LATT was scoreless for the first 9:57 of the game, falling behind 15-0, and trailed the whole way. They were still behind 52-42 with just over 3 mins to play when Williams led a rally that fell just short. Treadwell's three at the buzzer bounced off the rim. Treadwell arrived near the end of the first half and entered the game at the start of the second half; he played the rest of the way. Feramisco had 10 rebs in the first half for Palomar.
