Neither a stubborn Compton squad nor a misbehaving fire alarm could stop Oxnard from posting a 77-69 win over the Tartars Tuesday night at The Condors’ Nest.
After seeing a 12-point first-half lead turn into a 6-point second-half deficit, Oxnard (7-7) went on a 16-2 run to take an 8-point lead with 13:16 left in the game. SG Moises Barrera hit a 3-pointer despite the distraction of the flashing lights and buzzers of the fire alarm, which started just as he was lining up his shot.
That resulted in a 10-minute delay. But when play resumed, Oxnard continued its run, scoring 10 of the game’s next 12 points for a 26-4 extended run that pushed the lead to 62-46 after a steal & jam by PG Devon Marshall.
Compton (6-7) rallied again, closing within six points after a 3-pointer by Daraye Foote with 1:21 left. But those would be the final points of the night for the Tartars. Two free throws by SF Gary Johnson with 23.4 seconds left made it 77-69 and clinched the win for the Condors.
That was Compton’s second rally of the night. Oxnard jumped out to a 28-16 lead after a Barrera 3-pointer midway through the first half. But Compton tied the score at 34 on a pair of free throws by SF Brian Kim with 41.2 seconds left in the first half. Then the Tartars went ahead, 36-34, on a bakset by SG Jamell McMilan to start the second half and led, 42-36, three minutes into the second half
Then came the Oxnard run. Barrera hit a 3-pointer and then PF Stephan Thompson scored a 3-point play the old-fashioned way to give the Condors a 46-44 lead with 14:49 left. Then Barrera banked home another 3-pointer to make it 49-44. Then he swished a three to make it 52-44, just as the fire alarm started blaring.
After the delay, the Oxnard run continued with a lay-up by Thompson and a bank-shot jumper by Ctr Bobby Johnson that made it 56-44. After McMilan scored for Compton, Thompson scored a pair of baskets for Oxnard to make it 60-46. Then Marshall’s steal & jam pushed the lead to 16.
Things looked a little unconventional at the start of the game – Compton boasted the tallest player on the floor in 6-10 Ctr Christian Pumphrey, but no other starter was listed at taller than 6-0, while all five of Oxnard’s starters were at least 6-3.
Barrera and Gary Johnson tied for game honors with 18 pts each; Barrera scored all of his points on his 6 three-pointers; Johnson had 8 rebs, 3 asts and a steal. Thompson had 15 pts, 9 rebs, 2 asts, 2 steals and a blocked shot. PF Jahmahl Slater came off the bench for 11 pts and 6 rebs.
For Compton, Foote had 15 pts, including 3 threes, plus 3 rebs, 3 asts and 4 steals. Pumphrey had 11 pts and a game-high 13 rebs before fouling out with 23.4 seconds left. PG Matthew Mosley had 9 pts and a game-high 7 asts.
box score
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 – 7 pm
At The Condors’ Nest, Oxnard
Compton Tartars 69:
2-Matthew Mosley, PG – 3/13 fg, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 7 ast, 1 stl, 9 pts
3-Daraye Foote, PF – 6/22 fg, 3 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl, 4 pf, 15 pts
14-David Richardson, SF – 3/6 fg, 2 ast, 4 pf, 6 pts
22-Jamell McMilan, SG – 4/6 fg, 6 reb, 1 ast, 8 pts
30-Christian Pumphrey, C – 4/9 fg, 3/4 ft, 13 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 5 pf, 11 pts
1-Donja Brooks, G – 2/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl, 2 pf, 7 pts
31-Emmanuel Andino, C – 1/2 fg, 2/4 ft, 1 pf, 4 pts
23-Franklin Gomez, G – 0/1 fg, 1 ast, 2 pf, 0 pts
33-Jonathan Mendoza, F – 0 pts
5-David Cheatam, F – 2/4 fg, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 5 pts
4-Brian Kim, F – 0/3 fg, 4/4 ft, 1 reb, 1 stl, 4 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 25/73 fg (.342), 13/18 ft (.722), 40 reb, 17 ast, 2 blk, 10 stl, 18 pf, 69 pts
3-pt fg (6): Foote 3, Mosley 2, Brooks
Fouled Out: Pumphrey 23.4 seconds left
Turnovers (14): Mosley 4, Richardson 3, Foote 2, McMilan 2, Pumphrey 2, Cheatam
Oxnard Condors 77:
3-Moises Barrera, SG – 6/11 fg, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 4 pf, 18 pts
12-Devon Marshall, PG – 1/3 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk, 3 stl, 1 pf, 3 pts
15-Bobby Johnson, C – 3/4 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk, 1 stl, 1 pf, 8 pts
21-Gary Johnson, SF – 6/11 fg, 5/6 ft, 8 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 18 pts
24-Stephan Thompson, PF – 6/10 fg, 3/8 ft, 9 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 4 pf, 15 pts
1-Jahmahl Slater, F – 2/9 fg, 7/8 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 11 pts
11-Bryce Showalter, G – 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 pf, 0 pts
32-Andre Smith, C – 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 2 pf, 0 pts
20-Robert Sweet, G – 0/1 fg, 0 pts
5-Donnie McGowan, G – 1/2 fg, 3/4 ft, 1 reb, 2 pf, 4 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 25/54 fg (.463), 20/30 ft (.667), 46 reb, 14 ast, 6 blk, 8 stl, 16 pf, 77 pts
3-pt fg (7): Barrera 6, G.Johnson
Turnovers (24): G.Johnson 6, Marshall 5, McGowan 4, Barrera 3, Sweet 3, Thompson 2, Slater
Halftime Score: Tied at 34
Updated Records: Oxnard 7-7, Compton 6-7
Oxnard led 28-16 midway through the 1st half. Compton tied it at 34 and led 42-36.
Oxnard went on a 16-2 run, then the fire alarm sounded, causing a 10-minute delay, but when play resumed Oxnard went on a 10-2 run for a 26-4 extended run to lead, 62-46.
Compton cut the deficit to 6 with 1:21 left but got no closer.
