PF Everett Bryson proved it's "better late than never" by scoring 18 pts and grabbing 10 rebs, all in the second half, to lead host COC (8-17) past Glendale (11-16).
Bryson, normally a starter for the Cougars, was benched for the first half for COC.
Some hot early shooting from SG Matt Nelsen, who finished with a game-high 22 pts, helped COC take a 20-14 lead midway through the first half. But then came a long dry spell for COC, and they scored just 2 pts in the final 10 minutes of the half. After shooting just 27% from the floor in the half, they trailed at intermission, 32-22.
Bryson entered just over a minute into the second half and made his presence felt right away, scoring on a turnaround and drawing a 4th foul on Glendale's Marcus Harris. The ensuing FT closed the gap to 35-30.
COC tied the game on a 3-pointer by Ctr David Hungerford with 9:15 left. Hungerford had an excellent all-around game, finishing with 10 pts, 9 rebs and 7 asts.
The Cougars took the lead for good moments later when SF Alex Dunwoody was fouled attempting a 3-pointer, and sank all 3 FTs. That made it 54-53 with 8:44 left. Dunwoody eventually finished with 11 pts, one of 5 Cougars in double-figures. PF Carlos Escoto tossed in 10 pts.
Glendale was led by SF Justin Turman's 16 pts, but he finished just 6 of 17 shooting. PF Mark Felder turned in a double-double with 11 pts and 11 rebs. PG Alton Preston handed out 7 asts, but scored just 2 pts and had 6 turnovers, many the result of the tenacious defense by COC's Mike Morales. SG Germaine Dixon had 11 pts and 7 rebs for the Vaqueros.
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Thursday, February 6, 2003 - 7 pm
at the Cougar Cage, COC, Valencia
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Glendale Vaqueros 66:
11-Justin Turman, SF - 6/17 fg, 2/3 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 16 pts
20-Germaine Dixon, SG - 4/10 fg, 7 reb, 3 ast, 11 pts
24-Marcus Harris, C - 3/5 fg, 9 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 6 pts
32-Alton Preston, PG - 1/6 fg, 4 reb, 7 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 2 pts
40-Mark Felder, PF - 5/11 fg, 1/4 ft, 11 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 11 pts
22-Travis Bean, F - 2/3 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 pts
12-Jason Flowers, G - 2/3 ft, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pts
42-Isa Hall, C - 2/3 fg, 1/3 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 5 pts
33-Jino LaBomme, G - 2/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 8 pts
10-Ryan Gates, F - 1 reb, 0 pts
44-Imani Leonard, C - 0 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 25/60 fg (.417), 9/17 ft (.529), 41 reb, 16 ast, 2 blk, 9 stl, 66 pts
3-pt fg (7): Dixon 3, Turman 2, LaBomme 2
Fouled Out: Harris 1:40 left
Turnovers (20): Preston 6, Turman 4, Harris 3, Felder 3, LaBomme 2, Bean, Flowers
College of the Canyons Cougars 73:
12-Alex Dunwoody, SF - 2/8 fg, 5/7 ft, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 11 pts
20-David Richardson, PG - 0/3 fg, 3 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
23-Matt Nelsen, SG - 8/19 fg, 4/5 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 22 pts
30-Carlos Escoto, PF - 4/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 10 pts
42-David Hungerford, C - 4/9 fg, 1/1 ft, 9 reb, 7 ast, 2 blk, 10 pts
34-John Chapman, F - 0/5 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk, 2 stl, 0 pts
10-Mike Morales, G - 0/3 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 2 pts
4-Steven Brown, F - 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 stl, 0 pts
44-Everett Bryson, F - 6/7 fg, 6/9 ft, 10 reb, 18 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 24/63 fg (.381), 20/26 ft (.769), 43 reb, 19 ast, 7 blk, 10 stl, 73 pts
3-pt fg (5): Dunwoody 2, Nelsen 2, Hungerford
Turnovers (15): Dunwoody 4, Escoto 3, Morales 3, Richardson 2, Nelsen 2, Chapman
Halftime Score: Glendale 32, Canyons 22
Updated Records: Canyons 8-17, Glendale 11-16
COC led 20-14 midway through the 1st but scored just 2 pts after the 10-minute mark. Bryson entered the game for the 1st time just after the start of the 2nd half.
