In the third place game, Palomar (3-10) used some torrid shooting to rally from an 11-point halftime deficit and top Long Beach (8-9), 79-72. The Comets made 12 of their first 14 shots after halftime to build a 10-pt lead midway through the second half and after Long Beach closed the gap to single point at 71-70, managed to hang on for the win. Palomar, which entered the tourney with a 1-9 records, shot 78% (18/23) for the second half and 57% for the afternoon to win their second game of the weekend.
SF Jordan Feramisco led the way with 24 pts, but was just one of 5 Comets in double figures. Ctr Darren Triba had a double-double with 10 pts and 10 rebs. PG Abdullah Karimi scored all 13 of his pts in the second half, including a pair of 3-pointers. SG Javon Williams scored all 11 of his pts (on 5/5 shooting) in the second half. SG Isaiah Orange had a big game off the bench with 13 pts and 7 rebs.
For Long Beach, PG Keilon Fortune scored 20 of his 23 pts in the second half to keep his team in the game, but missed a pair of shots in the final minute. Guard Ken Wright was the only other Viking in double figures, finishing wiht 13 pts plus 7 asts, and also led LBCC with 5 rebs.
Sunday, December 29, 2002 – 1:40 pm
COC Holiday Tourney – 3rd Place Game
Long Beach Vikings 72:
10-Ken Wright, PG – 4/11 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 13 pts
14-Exzavier Rideout, SF – 4/9 fg, 0/1 ft, 2 reb, 2 ast, 5 stl, 8 pts
20-Dominic Freeman, PF – 2/4 fg, 1/ 4 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 5 pts
34-Tony Jimmerson, C – 3/5 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
50-Turmel Woods, SG – 1/3 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 4 pts
24-Keilon Fortune, G – 6/11 fg, 11/13 ft, 2 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl, 23 pts
32-Rodney Webb, F – 0/2 fg, 0/1 ft, 3 reb, 1 stl, 0 pts
54-Tim Nichols, C – 0 pts
22-Stephin Booth, F – 2/3 fg, 1/1 ft, 5 pts
30-Nate Thompson, G – 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 blk, 0 pts
44-Marques Jackson, F – 2/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 8 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 24/54 fg (.444), 19/26 ft (.731), 25 reb, 19 ast, 1 blk, 17 stl, 72 pts
3-pt fg (5): Wright 3, Jackson 2
Turnovers (19): Rideout 5, Wright 4, Fortune 3, Webb 3, Freeman, Jimmerson, Woods, Booth
Palomar Comets 79:
3-Abdullah Karimi, PG – 4/9 fg, 3/5 ft, 1 reb, 7 ast, 1 stl, 13 pts
10/5 – Jordan Feramisco, SF – 8/15 fg, 7/7 ft, 5 reb, 4 ast, 24 pts
33-Javon Williams, SG – 5/7 fg, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 11 pts
40-Darren Triba, C – 4/4 fg, 2/4 ft, 10 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 1 pts
44-Josh Barton, F – 2/2 fg, 4/4 ft, 3 reb, 5 ast, 8 pts
23-Isaiah Orange, G – 5/10 fg, 3/ 4 ft, 7 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 13 pts
14-Patrick Hunt, F – 0 pts
24-Gihad Hamideh, G – 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 0 pts
team rebounds: 1
Totals: 28/49 fg (.571), 19/24 ft (.792), 33 reb, 23 ast, 2 blk, 4 stl, 79 pts
3-pt fg (4): Karimi 2, Feramisco, Williams
Turnovers (25): Karimi 7, Williams 6, Feramisco 5, Triba 3, Barton 2, Orange 2
Note: Feramisco finished the game wearing #5 after he got some blood on his #10 jersey.
Halftime Score: Long Beach 37, Palomar 26
Updated Records: Palomar 3-10, Long Beach 8-9
Palomar shot 78% for the second half, including 12 of their first 14 which allowed them to build a 10-pt lead at 59-49. LBCC ralllied to close the gap to a point at 71-70 but Palomar never lost their lead. Baskets by Feramisco and Williams, and 2 FTs each by Feramisco and Karimi sealed the win for Palomar.
