SG Alex Mallari scored a game-high 24 pts and SF Derieck Mosbey made three 3-pointers in overtime as host #5 Chabot edged #12 Redwoods, 81-76, in overtime in the first round of the Chabot Holiday Tournament Friday night in Hayward.
In easily the most entertaining game of the day, Chabot survived a rough start, as well as an impossible, fadeaway 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer by Redwoods’ SG Tom Higgins that sent the game into overtime.
But in the extra session, Mosbey’s third 3-pointer of overtime gave Chabot a 77-74 lead with 48 seconds left. PF Dave Norton made a pair of free throws for Redwoods to make it a 1-point game at 77-76 with 38.4 seconds left, but the Corsairs were forced to foul after that and Mallari made a pair of free throws for Chabot with 30.6 seconds left. After a Redwoods miss, Mallari got the rebound, was fouled and made two more free throws with 14.4 seconds left to clinch the win for Chabot.
All that capped a wild game that saw Redwoods jump out to an 18-6 lead, only to see Chabot go on a 14-3 run to cut the margin to a point at 21-20 midway through the first half. The Gladiators eventually tied the game at 27 on a putback basket by Mosbey and took a 31-27 lead late in the half before a late basket by PG Darren Nye for Redwoods made it 31-29 at the break.
In the second half, Mosbey showed his passing prowess, assisting on the first three Chabot baskets of the half to push the Gladiatiors to a 38-29 lead. But Redwoods rallied, taking a 46-45 lead on a three by SG Joe Smith with just under 12 minutes remaining. The lead went back and forth for the next few minutes before Redwoods pushed out to a 6-point lead at 59-53 with 6:40 left.
But Chabot rallied, helped by a technical foul assessed against the Redwoods coach (though a fan behind the bench was the one who said the magic words) and tied the game at 61 with 4:10 left. Redwoods went back in front, 65-61, on a pair of free throws and a basket by Norton. But Chabot rallied, taking a 67-65 lead on a three by Mosbey with 50.5 seconds left. A free throw by PG Kelvin Potts made it 68-65 with 25.4 seconds left, but his miss on the first of two free throws had left the door open ever so slightly for Redwoods, allowing Higgins’ 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds left to send the game to overtime.
For Chabot, Mallari had a game-high 24 pts and 5 rebs. Mosbey had 16 pts, including the 4 late threes, and 5 asts. Potts had a strong game as well with 17 pts (4 threes), 6 asts and 3 steals. Ctr Paki Brown had 8 pts and game-highs of 12 rebs and 4 blocked shots.
For Redwoods, Higgins had 16 pts, including 4 threes, and Norton had 16 pts on 5-of-5 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the line. Nye had 12 pts and 5 asts, while Smith and Ctr Tim Pratt each had 11 pts.
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Chabot Holiday Tournament
Friday, December 14, 2007 – 6 pm
First Round Game
Redwoods Corsairs 76:
2-Tom Higgins, SG – 6/17 fg, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 pf, 16 pts
5-Joshua Hash, SF – 2/4 fg, 8 reb, 1 ast, 2 pf, 5 pts
12-Darren Nye, PG – 6/13 fg, 4 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 12 pts
21-Tim Pratt, C – 2/8 fg, 7/8 ft, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 4 pf, 11 pts
32-Dave Norton, PF – 5/5 fg, 4/4 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 4 pf, 16 pts
0-Joe Smith, G – 4/10 fg, 0/1 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 5 pf, 11 pts
24-Spenser Tilus, C – 1/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 2 pts
33-David Monroe, F – 1/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 stl, 2 pf, 2 pts
3-Rashead Johnson, G – 0/1 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 pf, 1 pt
4-Taylor Morrow, G – 0 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 27/60 fg (.450), 12/15 ft (.800), 36 reb, 16 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 22 pf, 76 pts
3-pt fg (8): Higgins 4, Norton 2, Hash, Smith
Technical Foul: Bench (actually, a fan behind the bench)
Fouled Out: Smith 4:10 left in regulation
Turnovers (20): Pratt 4, Smith 4, Johnson 4, Hash 3, Nye 3, Higgins, Norton
Chabot Gladiators 81:
5-Kelvin Potts, PG – 4/11 fg, 5/6 ft, 6 ast, 3 stl, 2 pf, 17 pts
20-Alex Mallari, SG – 6/13 fg, 10/11 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 24 pts
31-Paki Brown, C – 4/10 fg, 12 reb, 2 ast, 4 blk, 4 pf, 8 pts
40-Josh Miller, SF – 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
55-Chris Woodbury, PF – 2/9 fg, 3/8 ft, 11 reb, 2 stl, 2 pf, 7 pts
42-Meka Ezekwesili, C – 3/3 fg, 2/4 ft, 3 reb, 1 pf, 8 pts
24-Derieck Mosbey, F – 6/13 fg, 2 reb, 5 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 2 pf, 16 pts
32-Jawon Mack, F – 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 1 pf, 0 pts
22-Jared Bell, G – 0/3 fg, 2 reb, 0 pts
21-Justin Vo, G – 0/2 fg, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
23-Jeremy Jack, G – 0/3 fg, 0 pts
34-Chris Yost, F – 1/2 ft, 8 reb, 2 ast, 2 pf, 1 pt
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 25/70 fg (.357), 21/31 ft (.678), 49 reb, 18 ast, 5 blk, 9 stl, 16 pf, 81 pts
3-pt fg (10): Potts 4, Mosbey 4, Mallari 2
Turnovers (18): Woodbury 5, Ezekwesili 3, Potts 2, Brown 2, Mosbey 2, Mallari, Bell, Vo, Yost
Halftime Score: Chabot 31, Redwoods 29
Updated Records: Chabot (#5-North, #12-Calif) 11-3, Redwoods (#12-North, #20-Calif) 10-6
Higgins’ fadeaway 3-pointer with 4.2 secs left in regulation sent it to OT.
Mosbey’s 3 threes in OT helped win it for Chabot
