Tourney MVP David Pak scored 6 of his game-high 32 pts in the final 37 seconds to lead Saddleback to a 68-63 win over Riverside in the Championship game. Pak's layup with 37 secs left gave the Gauchos a 64-63 lead, and he not only sank 4 FTs in 4 attempts, but also stole a pass with 5 seconds remaining to stop Riverside's last chance. SG Roderick McGahee also had a steal in the final seconds to preserve the win for the Gauchos.
Saddleback had led 60-55 with under 4 minutes left before RCC rallied behind 6 pts by SG Kyle Myrick. His 2 FTs gave Riverside its first lead of the second half at 61-60 with 1:50 to go, and his layup restored RCC's lead at 63-62 with 1:10 left. Then he stripped Pak of the ball with 49 secs left, but teammate Adrian Walton was called for traveling moments later, giving the ball back to Saddleback and setting the stage for Pak's late-game heroics.
Pak was the only Saddleback player in double figures, and he made all 5 of Saddleback's 3-pointers. Ctr Marcellus Robertson came off the bench to add 9 pts and 6 rebs, while SG McGahee added 6 pts, 4 rebs and 4 asts in a reserve role. Myrick had a very strong game for RCC, scoring 25 pts and dishing out 4 asts, and PG Walton had 8 pts,5 asts and 7 steals. Both were named to the All-Tournament team.
Unofficial Box Score:
Sunday, November 16, 2003 - 7:30 pm
Orange County Classic - Championship Game
at Fullerton College
Riverside Tigers 63:
11-Shamont Brown, PF - 4/5 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 7 pts
23-Kyle Myrick, SG - 8/12 fg, 7/8 ft, 2 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 25 pts
50-Mohamad Camara, C - 2/5 fg, 1/6 ft, 9 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 5 pts
4-Tyrone Marshall, SF - 3/7 fg, 1/1 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 10 pts
3-Adrian Walton, PG - 2/9 fg, 4/6 ft, 5 reb, 5 ast, 1 blk, 7 stl, 8 pts
32-Rashad Anderson, F - 0/3 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 blk, 1 stl, 2 pts
15-Michael Mitchell, G - 1/4 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 stl, 4 pts
31-Jason Goodman, F - 0/4 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
10-Myron Terrell, G - 0/3 fg, 1 stl, 0 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 20/52 fg (.385), 18/27 ft (.667), 32 reb, 12 ast, 4 blk, 18 stl, 63 pts
3-pt fg (5): Marshall 3, Brown, Mitchell
Turnovers (22): Walton 8, Brown 4, Myrick 3, Camara 3, Marshall, Mitchell, Terrell, Team
Saddleback Gauchos 68:
44-Dominique Ricks, PF - 2/8 fg, 0/1 ft, 9 reb, 1 stl, 4 pts
41-Derek Risper, C - 2/4 fg, 1/4 ft, 8 reb, 5 pts
15-Drew Terry, SF - 1/4 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pts
11-Justin Bell, PG - 2/6 fg, 2/3 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
12-David Pak, SG - 8/18 fg, 11/11 ft, 4 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 32 pts
23-Casey Ortiz, F - 1/7 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pts
45-Marcellus Robertson, C - 3/6 fg, 3/4 ft, 6 reb, 1 blk, 9 pts
33-Alex Kennedy, F - 1/1 fg, 0/2 ft, 3 reb, 4 blk, 1 stl, 2 pts
20-Desmond Crews, G - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
25-Roderick McGahee, G - 1/6 fg, 4/4 ft, 4 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
team rebounds: 8
Totals: 21/61 fg (.344), 21/29 ft (.724), 49 reb, 13 ast, 5 blk, 9 stl, 68 pts
3-pt fg (5): Pak 5
Turnovers (26): Pak 6, Risper 4, Terry 4, Ortiz 4, Bell 2, Robertson 2, Crews 2, Ricks, Kennedy
Halftime Score: Saddleback 35, Riverside 33
Pak's layup with 37 secs left gave SC a 64-63 lead. Then McGahee stole the ball from Marshall as he was trying to receive a pass. He passed to Pak, who was fouled and made 2/2 FTs to make it 66-63. Then Walton brought the ball up, but his pass was intercepted by Pak, who was fouled again and again made 2/2 FTs to make it 68-63 and seal the win.
Tourney MVP: Pak
All-Tourney Team: Myrick, Walton, Ricks, Terry
