Mt. San Antonio (16-10) blew the game open early in the second half to pound Compton (8-12), 84-54. PF Jamaal Smith and PG Reggie Wallace-Harmon fueled a 16-4 run to start the second half, which gave Mt. SAC a 20-point lead. The Mounties cruised the rest of the way.
Compton stayed close early behind the strong inside play of Ctr Chris Foster, who scored 10 of his team-high 12 pts in the first half. It was still 25-23 late in the first half before Mt. SAC pulled away to lead by 8 at the break at 39-31.
Smith led all scorers with 25 pts on 11 of 15 shooting, and grabbed 6 rebs. Wallace-Harmon finished with 23 pts on 9 of 11 shooting and handed out a game-high 6 asts. He also had 9 turnovers, but only 1 after halftime. SF Dino Wilburn had a strong overall game with 11 pts, 5 asts, 3 rebs and 3 steals. And Ctr Adrian Fletcher had a big effort with 14 pts (on 6/7 shooting) plus a team-best 7 rebs. For the game, Mt. SAC shot nearly 60% from the floor.
Foster led Compton with 12 pts and 8 rebs. SG Elton Nesbitt handed out 5 asts, but finished with just 6 pts, and was hounded all night by Damon Knight's defense. Reserve guard Eric Butler had a strong game off the bench for the Tartars with 11 pts.
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Saturday, January 19, 2003 - 6 pm
MLK 2003 Classic - Game 1 @ LA City College
South Coast Conference
Mt. San Antonio Mounties 84:
3-Reggie Wallace-Harmon, PG - 9/11 fg, 5/6 ft, 2 reb, 6 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 23 pts
11-Dino Wilburn, SF - 5/10 fg, 3 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 11 pts
21-Damon Knight, SG - 0/1 fg, 5 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 0 pts
42-Jamaal Smith, PF - 11/15 fg, 3/6 ft, 6 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 25 pts
44-Adrian Fletcher, C - 6/7 fg, 2/5 ft, 7 reb, 1 stl, 14 pts
00-Jamal Vandi, G - 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 0 pts
22-Terrance Martin, G - 2/6 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 5 pts
32-Robert Hamilton, F - 1/5 fg, 4/4 ft, 6 reb, 6 pts
12-Jason Grissom, F - 0 pts
20-Mike Green, F - 1 reb, 0 pts
23-Hamzah Elamin, G - 0 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 34/57 fg (.596), 15/23 ft (.652), 42 reb, 22 ast, 2 blk, 13 stl, 84 pts
3-pt fg (1): Wilburn
Turnovers (20): Wallace-Harmon 9, Knight 4, Fletcher 2, Vandi 2, Smith, Hamilton, Elamin
Compton Tartars 54:
11-Elton Nesbitt, SG - 2/13 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 6 pts
14-Dentell Green, PG - 2/8 fg, 3 ast, 3 stl, 4 pts
23-Quenton Harvey, 3G - 2/7 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
32-Chris Foster, C - 5/15 fg, 2/4 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 12 pts
33-Eric Montgomery, PF - 2/3 fg, 1/3 ft, 5 reb, 1 stl, 5 pts
3-Eric Butler, G - 4/10 fg, 1/1 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 11 pts
5-Kevin Lewis, F - 2/8 fg, 2/4 ft, 7 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 6 pts
20-Kevin Davis, G - 0/1 fg, 2 reb, 0 pts
25-Denton White, F - 2/3 fg, 1 reb, 1 blk, 4 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 21/68 fg (.309), 7/14 ft (.500), 38 reb, 12 ast, 3 blk, 11 stl, 54 pts
3-pt fg (5): Harvey 2, Butler 2, Nesbitt
Tech Foul: Foster
Turnovers (21): Nesbitt 7, Lewis 4, Butler 3, Green 2, Harvey 2, Davis 2, Montgomery
Halftime Score: Mt. SAC 39, Compton 31
Updated Records: Mt. SAC 16-10, Compton 8-12
It was still 25-23 into the last 5 mins of the first half, but it didn't stay close for long. Wallace-Harmon and Smith led a Mt. SAC run that extended the lead to 20 less than 5 mins into the second half, and Mt. SAC cruised from there.
