Six players scored in double figures for #10 Southwestern in a 100-91 win over Victor Valley Saturday afternoon in the Third Place game of the 2014 Mountie Classic at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.
Southwestern (8-4) led virtually the entire game, and opened a 15-point lead in the early minutes of the second half. But Victor Valley (6-6) quickly cut the margin back to single digits and took an 86-85 lead on a driving lay-up by Stephen Evans with just under three minutes to play. After Shawn Lathan made two free throws for the Jaguars, Kimani Lane drained a three to give Victor Valley an 89-87 lead.
But then Southwestern closed the game with a 13-2 run to come away with the victory. Kevin Windley made two free throws to tie it with 2:15 left, and put the Jaguars in front with a driving lay-up moments later. Victor Valley cut the margin to a single point when Lane scored on a driving lay-up with 1:09 left.
Victor Valley's Sean Butts went to the free throw line with 42.9 seconds left, and made the first shot to make it 93-91. He missed the second, but Windley got the rebound for Southwestern. Lathan made two free throws with 15.9 seconds left to make it 95-91 and put Southwestern in control. The final score was a little deceptive as Asante Yarborough threw in a 3-pointer just as the final buzzer sounded to lift Southwestern to the century mark.
Lathan led the winners with 19 pts, and added 4 rebs and 3 asts, earning a berth on the all-tournament team. Windley had 18 pts, 9 rebs, 4 asts and a steal. Yobby Williams had 13 pts and 8 rebs. Robert Perez came off the bench and had a very strong game with 11 pts, 5 rebs and 4 asts. Richard Grove also scored 11 pts and Stefon Lott scored 10. Butts had just 6 pts but grabbed a team-high 12 rebs.
For Victor Valley, Lane scored a game-high 26 pts, including 4 threes, and added 3 rebs and 3 asts to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. Evans had 25 pts and a game-high 5 asts. Deshawn Hayes came off the bench and posted the game's only double-double with 11 pts and a team-high 10 rebs. Lance Page added 10 pts on 4-for-5 from the floor.
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2014 Mountie Classic
Sunday, December 7th @ Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut
Third Place Game - 1 pm
Southwestern Jaguars 100:
1-Asante Yarborough, SG - 3/10 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1 pf, 8 pts
2-Shawn Lathan, SF - 3/11 fg, 10/14 ft, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 pf, 19 pts
3-Kevin Windley, PG - 6/7 fg, 5/10 fg, 9 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 18 pts
24-Sean Butts, PF - 2/6 fg, 2/4 ft, 12 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk, 3 pf, 6 pts
31-Yobby Williams, C - 6/11 fg, 1/3 ft, 8 reb, 2 blk, 1 pf, 13 pts
5-Robert Perez, F - 4/8 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 4 pf, 11 pts
4-Danny Lomax, C - 1/2 fg, 0/1 ft, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 pf, 2 pts
12-Martin Meza, G - 1/2 fg, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 2 pts
32-Stefon Lott, F - 3/5 fg, 2/5 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pf, 10 pts
11-Richard Grove, G - 4/6 fg, 2 stl, 11 pts
0-Tre Johnson, G - 0/1 fg, 1 ast, 0 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 33/69 fg (.478), 22/39 ft (.564), 49 reb, 21 ast, 7 blk, 5 stl, 16 pf, 100 pts
3-pt fg (12): Lathan 3, Grove 3, Yarborough 2, Lott 2, Windley, Perez
Turnovers (16): Lathan 3, Butts 3, Windley 2, Williams 2, Perez 2, Lomax, Meza, Lott, Grove
Victor Valley Rams 91:
3-Lance Page, SG - 4/5 fg, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 10 pts
5-Max Barkeley, SF - 2/6 fg, 2/4 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 5 pf, 8 pts
10-Stephen Evans, PG - 8/20 fg, 7/8 ft, 4 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 1 pf, 25 pts
11-A.J. Mathis, C - 2/3 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 5 pts
22-Kimani Lane, PF - 9/16 fg, 4/4 ft, 3 reb, 3 ast, 4 pf, 26 pts
13-Adream Hayes, C - 0/2 fg, 4 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 4 pf, 0 pts
4-James Tonic, G - 1/8 fg, 4/5 ft, 3 reb, 2 stl, 2 pf, 6 pts
44-Tre Prudhomme, C - 0/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 blk, 2 pf, 0 pts
24-Deshawn Hayes, F - 5/13 fg, 10 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 4 stl, 5 pf, 11 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 31/74 fg (.419), 17/21 ft (.810), 38 reb, 14 ast, 4 blk, 12 stl, 25 pf, 91 pts
3-pt fg (12): Lane 4, Page 2, Barkeley 2, Evans 2, Mathis, D.Hayes
Technical Fouls: Coach Godinez, D.Hayes, Barkeley 2 (ejected 6.6 secs left
Fouled Out: D.Hayes 42.9 seconds left
Turnovers (8): Barkeley 3, Evans 2, A.Hayes, Tonic, Prudhomme
Halftime Score: Southwestern 53, Victor Valley 44
Updated Records: Southwestern (#10-South, #20-Calif) 8-4, Victor Valley 6-6
Southwestern opened a 15-point lead at 65-50 with 11:45 left in the 2nd half.
Victor Valley took an 86-85 lead with just under 3 minutes left and it was tied at 89 with 2:15 left.
Windley broke the 89-all tie on a lay-up and Southwestern led the rest of the way.
Lathan (SWC) and Lane (VVC) were named to the all-tournament team.
