In an extraordinary game with the unlikeliest of heroes, San Jose outlasted host Chabot 95-93 in double overtime to claim the championship of the Chabot College Classic. SF Jamal Hill, who was named Tourney MVP, led all scorers with 28 pts. PF Nicolai Iversen had 15 pts and a game-high 20 rebs plus 6 asts. SG Mike McFadden scored 21 despite foul trouble and also added 9 rebs. But the winning shot was scored by reserve F Donnie Davis on a 10-foot jumper with 11 seconds left in the second overtime.
Each team had managed a big buzzer-beating play to keep the game going. At the end of regulation, SJCC’s Jeff Jones blocked a shot at the basket with 5 seconds left to keep the score 81-81. And at the end of the 1st overtime, Chabot’s Anthony Shavies hit a turnaround 3 with 1 second left to tie the game at 88.
In the game’s key sequence, San Jose had the ball with the score tied at 93 and called timeout. When play resumed, the ball went to Hill, who tried a 12-foot runner that hit the rim. Iversen grabbed the rebound and passed to Davis, who nailed the winning shot. Davis was in the game only after McFadden and Jones had fouled out, and this was his only shot attempt of the night.
Chabot had 4 seconds to try to tie or win the game, but when the ball went to SG E.J. Costello, a Jaguar double-team converged on him, preventing a shot attempt. As he tried to pass, the buzzer sounded.
Shavies had a standout game for the Gladiators including his clutch 3-pointer. He finished with 22 pts, 10 rebs and 4 steals off the bench. Costello tied for team honors with 22 pts, which included 5 threes. PG Kameron Gray scored 18 of his 21 pts after halftime and added 7 rebs and 6 assists.
All-Tournament Team: Mike Baron (Siskyous), Moore (Redwoods), Shavies, Costello, Gray (Chabot), McFadden, Iversen (SJCC). MVP: Jamal Hill, SJCC
Unofficial Box Score:
Sunday, December 23, 2001 - 6 pm
at Chabot College, Hayward
Chabot College Classic - Championship Game
San Jose City Jaguars 95:
24-Stephen Johnson, PG - 1/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 7 ast, 1 stl, 4 pts
32-Mike McFadden, SG - 8/17 fg, 9 reb, 2 ast, 21 pts
34-Jamal Hill, SF - 10/26 fg, 8/9 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 28 pts
42-Nicolai Iversen, PF - 5/7 fg, 4/6 ft, 20 reb, 6 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 15 pts
54-Marcel Jackson, C - 6/7 fg, 1/ 2 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 13 pts
44-Jeff Jones, F - 5/7 fg, 1/ 2 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 11 pts
10-Patrick Vaz, G - 0/1 fg, 1/ 2 ft, 3 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl, 1 pt
12-David Askew, G - 0/4 fg, 2 reb, 0 pts
40-Donnie Davis, F - 1/1 fg, 2 pts
14-Alex Gerasimov, G - 0 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 36/77 fg (.468), 17/23 ft (.739), 61 reb, 24 ast, 3 blk, 9 stl, 95 pts
3-pt fg: McFadden 5, Iversen
Fouled Out: Jones 4:21 left in 1st OT, McFadden :50 left in 1st OT
Turnovers (27): Johnson 9, Hill 4, Jones 4, Iversen 3, Vax 3, Askew 2, McFadden, Jackson
Chabot Gladiators 93:
22-Kameron Gray, PG - 9/18 fg, 1/ 2 ft, 7 reb, 6 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 21 pts
24-Jermaine Washington, SF - 2/4 fg, 8 reb, 3 ast, 4 pts
30-E.J. Costello, SG - 7/17 fg, 3/3 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 22 pts
42-Joe Mack, PF - 2/11 fg, 5/9 ft, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 4 stl, 9 pts
43-Joe Fitzgerald, C - 5/13 fg, 1/1 ft, 6 reb, 2 ast, 12 pts
20-James Jackson, G - 1/ 4 fg, 1/ 2 ft, 3 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 3 pts
33-Anthony Shavies, G - 7/19 fg, 5/9 ft, 10 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl, 22 pts
21-Adrian Ward, G - 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 33/86 fg (.384), 16/26 ft (.615), 41 reb, 24 ast, 3 blk, 13 stl, 93 pts
3-pt fg: Costello 5, Shavies 3, Gray 2, Fitzgerald
Turnovers (16): Mack 4, Shavies 4, Gray 3, Jackson 3, Washington, Fitzgerald
Halftime Score: Chabot 44, San Jose 41
End of Regulation : Chabot 81, San Jose 81
End of 1st Overtime: Chabot 88, San Jose 88
San Jose entered 11-5, #8 in North, #14 in Calif. Chabot entered 12-3, #4 in North, #6 in Calif. Washington inj left knee 12:58 left in 2nd half and did not return. McFadden sat long stretches of late 1st half and early 2nd half due to foul trouble. Jones blocked a shot at the basket with 5 secs left to preserve the tie and send the game to the 1st OT. Shavies hit a turnaround 3 with 1 sec left to send the game to the 2nd OT. On the key sequence, Hill drove and missed a shot but Iversen got the rebound and passed to Davis, who hit a 10-footer for the winner. Chabot had one last chance to tie or go for the win but Costello was double-teamed and unable to get off a final shot.
