#1-ranked LA City (14-2) scored a dominant victory over #15 Chaffey (7-7), 95-78. LA City jumped out to a 25-6 lead in the first 8-1/2 minutes, and led by at least 30 for most of the game. The Cubs shot 61% from the floor, and outrebounded the Panthers by a 47-32 margin. One statistic that shows how much LACC disrupted the Chaffey offense: LACC's backup Ctr Nashid Beard had more assists (2) than Chaffey's superb PG Sheldon Pace (1).
There were quite a few standouts for LA City, but perhaps the top performance came from SG Anthony Davis. His defense, as always, was outstanding. But on offense, he had a remarkably efficient game, scoring a game-high 20 pts on 7/9 shooting, while adding 9 rebs and 6 asts. He had 2 of the Cubs' 4 three-point shots as well.
Other top LACC performers included Ctr Tony Key (15 pts on 6/7 FGs, 9 rebs, 4 blocks), PF Ismael N'Diaye (18 pts, 9 rebs) and SG Kareem Grant (15 pts off the bench). Beard contributed 10 pts and 9 rebs in addition to his 2 asts, and SF Wayne Arnold added 15 pts and 4 asts. In all, six LACC players scored in double figures, and each made more FGs than he missed. And a seventh rotation player, PG Solomon Brown, registered a game-high 7 asts.
For Chaffey, SF Jason Harris led the way with 16 pts and 4 rebs. Pace added 14 pts. Backup PG Gerald DeVance had 9 pts (3 threes) and a team-best 3 asts.
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Sunday, December 28, 2003 – 7:45 pm
LA City Egg Nog Tourney – Quarterfinal
Chaffey Panthers 78:
4-Sheldon Pace, PG – 6/12 fg, 2/9 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 14 pts
21-LeRon Williams, C – 2/4 fg, 3 reb, 4 pts
22-Jason Harris, SF – 7/13 fg, 2/6 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 16 pts
24-Phillip Scott, SG – 3/10 fg, 2/4 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 9 pts
32-Erik Scott, PF – 2/9 fg, 4/4 ft, 4 reb, 2 stl, 8 pts
33-Victor Michel, G – 1/6 fg, 4/4 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 7 pts
45-Justin Hamilton, F – 2/3 fg, 0/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 stl, 4 pts
23-Kevin Dillon, G – 1/4 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 5 pts
10-Gerald DeVance, G – 3/6 fg, 1 reb, 3 ast, 9 pts
55-Kevin Fane, F – 1/3 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
42-Blaise Hamilton, C – 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 blk, 0 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 28/72 fg (.389), 16/31 ft (.516), 32 reb, 9 ast, 1 blk, 11 stl, 78 pts
3-pt fg (6): DeVance 3, P.Scott, Michel, Dillon
Fouled Out: Williams 11:23 left
Turnovers (11): Pace 5, E.Scott 2, Dillon 2, Williams, DeVance
LA City Cubs 95:
10-Solomon Brown, PG – 0/3 fg, 7 ast, 2 stl, 0 pts
24-Anthony Davis, SG – 7/9 fg, 4/6 ft, 9 reb, 6 ast, 20 pts
30-Ismael N'Diaye, PF – 7/12 fg, 4/7 ft, 9 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 18 pts
34-Wayne Arnold, SF – 6/10 fg, 4 ast, 1 stl, 13 pts
50-Tony Key, C – 6/7 fg, 3/3 ft, 9 reb, 3 ast, 4 blk, 15 pts
0-Kareem Grant, G – 6/10 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 15 pts
21-Nashid Beard, C – 5/8 fg, 9 reb, 2 ast, 10 pts
5-James Spencer, G – 1 reb, 0 pts
22-Kenny Harris, F – 1/2 fg, 2 reb, 2 pts
20-Rodney Williams, G – 1 reb, 0 pts
11-Darryl Harris, G – 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 38/62 fg (.613), 15/20 ft (.750), 47 reb, 27 ast, 4 blk, 4 stl, 95 pts
3-pt fg (4): Davis 2, Arnold, Grant
Turnovers (22): Davis 4, Arnold 4, Beard 4, N'Diaye 3, Brown 2, K.Harris 2, Williams 2, Key
Halftime Score: LA City 53, Chaffey 27
Updated Records: LA City 14-2, Chaffey 7-7
