Oxnard got another big game from PF Jeremiah Massey plus a big performance from C Matt Dickenson to streak past the Corsairs at Santa Monica. Massey had 23 pts (19 in the 2nd half) and 20 rebs for the Condors. Dickenson led all scorers with 26 pts and added 10 rebs and 6 asts. PG Danny Guzman had a very strong game as well, dishing out 6 asts, grabbing 5 rebs, knocking down 3 three-pointers and generally giving SMC PG Richard Bluette a difficult night. SF William Brown scored 14.
The Condors jumped out to a 16-2 lead in the first few minutes and never surrendered the lead. Santa Monica drew to within 6 at 21-15 and trailed by just 4 with less than 2 minutes to go before halftime, but Oxnard scored the next 13 pts to pull away. That was part of a 20-3 run covering the end of the 1st half and the beginning of the 2nd half, which made it 52-31 Oxnard. They never led by less than 15 the rest of the way.
PF Ronald Eskridge had a strong game for the Corsairs, finishing with 19 pts (on 7 of 11) and adding 9 rebs, both team bests. But PG Bluette had a nightmare of a game, finishing 0 for 12 from the field and just 2 of 6 from the line. He also committed a game-high 5 turnovers, though he did have game-highs with 4 steals and 10 asts. Overall SMC shot 36% from the floor and grabbed 19 fewer rebounds than did Oxnard, ensuring a one-sided loss.
Unofficial Box Score:
Tuesday, January 8, 2002
at SMC Pavilion, Santa Monica
Oxnard Condors 83:
12-Danny Guzman, PG - 3/4 fg, 5 reb, 6 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 9 pts
30-Ryan Frutos, SG - 1/4 fg, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 pts
32-William Brown, SF - 6/18 fg, 5 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 14 pts
40-Jeremiah Massey, PF - 10/18 fg, 3/5 ft, 20 reb, 5 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 23 pts
50-Matt Dickenson, C - 12/21 fg, 0/2 ft, 10 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 26 pts
10-Thomas Caveness, G - 1/1 fg, 2 ast, 3 pts
34-Erik Webb, F - 2/5 fg, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 4 pts
52-John Murillo, F - 1 reb, 0 pts
14-Masaya Tanitsuji, G - 0 pts
24-Thomas Porter, G - 0 pts
44-Paul Guerrreo, F - 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 stl, 2 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 36/73 fg (.493), 3/7 ft (.429), 54 reb, 29 ast, 2 blk 9 stl, 83 pts
3-pt fg (8): Guzman 3, Brown 2, Dickenson 2, Caveness
Turnovers (18): Brown 4, Guzman 3, Massey 3, Webb 3, Porter 2, Frutos, Dickenson, Caveness
Santa Monica Corsairs 58:
1-Richard Bluette, PG - 0/12 fg, 2/6 fg, 1 reb, 10 ast, 4 stl, 2 pts
34-Hugo Sterk, SG - 6/15 fg, 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 12 pts
14-Eric Norcross, SF - 1/6 fg, 1/4 ft, 7 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 4 pts
32-Ronald Eskridge, PF - 7/11 fg, 5/6 ft, 9 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 19 pts
40-Justin Frerichs, C - 3/5 fg, 2/4 ft, 1 reb, 3 blk, 8 pts
22-Todd Corley, G - 4/10 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 9 pts
33-Morgan Smith, C - 2/4 fg, 4 reb, 4 pts
44-Marq Conner, F - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 23/64 fg (.359), 11/22 ft (.500), 35 reb, 17 ast, 5 blk, 12 stl, 58 pts
3-pt fg (1): Norcross
Turnovers (15): Bluette 5, Norcross 3, Corley 2, Smith 2, Sterk, Eskridge, Frerichs
Halftime Score: Oxnard 37, Santa Monica 28
Oxnard jumped to a 16-2 lead in 1st 4 mins. SMC rallied to cut it to 21-15 after about 11 mins and trailed by just 4 at 32-28 with under 2 mins to go in 1st half. But Oxnard scored the next 13 pts to make it 45-28 and basically put it out of reach early in the 2nd half.
