Compton overcame an early 12-pt deficit to gain a 76-63 win Friday night at Pasadena. SF Harry Lum scored a game-high 23 pts to lead the way, and reserve G Eric Butler had a remarkable 2nd half going 6 of 6 for 14 pts, plus 4 steals and 3 asts. Butler spurred a 16-2 run midway through the second half that gave the Tartars the lead for good.
Pasadena led by 8 at halftime, helped by big 1st half efforts from SG Chanson Smyth and PF Chuck Jones. But Compton's press caused 13 second-half turnovers, and Smyth was held scoreless after the half. Lum started the half scoring 8 early points to key an 11-3 run and tie the game at 40. Pasadena scored the next 5 pts to go ahead 45-40 before the Butler-led run gave Compton a 56-47 lead. Pasadena was unable to cut the deficit below 5 the rest of the way.
Compton got strong performances from several players in addition to Lum and Butler. F Jerome Stamper chipped in 11 pts and 6 rebs off the bench, and SG Alphonso Riley scored 7 pts and grabbed a team-best 9 rebs and 3 steals. PG Gary Lenoir had a rough night shooting, going 1 of 9, but had 6 asts and 4 steals for the Tartars. Jones led the Lancers with 16 pts and 9 rebs, while Smyth had a team-high 5 asts.
Unofficial Box Score:
Friday, January 18, 2002
at Hutto-Patterson Gym, Pasadena
South Coast Conference
Compton Tartars 76:
00-Alphonso Riley, SG - 3/8 fg, 9 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 7 pts
3-Gary Lenoir, PG - 1/9 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl, 5 pts
4-Torrance Toomer, PF - 0 pts
14-Harry Lum, SF - 10/19 fg, 3/3 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 23 pts
44-Lamar Harris, C - 4/7 fg, 1/4 ft, 7 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 9 pts
5-Jerome Stamper, F - 5/10 fg, 6 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 11 pts
32-Chris Foster, C - 2/6 fg, 0/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 4 pts
11-Eric Butler, G - 6/6 fg, 3 ast, 1 blk, 4 stl, 14 pts
20-Rick Sedano, G - 0 pts
23-Ronald Cass, F - 1/2 fg, 3 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 32/67 fg (.478), 6/11 ft (.545), 38 reb, 18 ast, 5 blk, 14 stl, 76 pts
3-pt fg (6): Butler 2, Riley, Lenoir, Stamper, Cass
Turnovers (18): Lum 7, Riley 3, Harris 3, Lenoir 2, Stamper, Foster, team
Pasadena Lancers 63:
13-Keith Duncan, C - 4/7 fg, 6/7 ft, 7 reb, 2 ast, 14 pts
20-Horace Wormley, PG - 4/12 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 14 pts
22-Chanson Smyth, SG - 4/12 fg, 1/1 ft, 2 reb, 5 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 11 pts
33-Brett Williams, SF - 1/7 fg, 4 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 3 pts
52-Chuck Jones, PF - 5/11 fg, 6/9 ft, 9 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 16 pts
54-Jason McCrae, F/G - 1/3 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pts
40-Lawrence Douglas, F - 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 2 pts
50-Willie Jakes, C - 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 pt
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 20/54 fg (.370), 16/21 ft (.762), 35 reb, 17 ast, 4 blk, 7 stl, 63 pts
3-pt fg (7): Wormley 4, Smyth 2, Williams
Turnovers (22): Smyth 6, Williams 6, Wormley 4, Jones 3, Duncan, McCrae, Jakes
Halftime Score: Pasadena 37, Compton 29
Compton entered t-#13 in South.
Updated Records: Compton 15-6, Pasadena 8-15
Pasadena led by as many as 12 in 1st half (34-22). Compton scored 11 of the first 14 pts of the 2nd half to tie, and took their first lead at 46-45 with about 14 mins left. Lum spurred the tying run with 8 pts, and Butler keyed the go-ahead run with 10 pts, 3 stls and 2 asts during a 16-2 run that made it 56-47 Tartars.
