San Diego Mesa (1-5) posted its first win of the season, overcoming a 13-point second-half deficit to edge Allan Hancock (2-4), 74-72, in a consolation game at Bakersfield College Saturday November 24th.
PF Lamar Thomas had 23 pts and SG Derrick Ubeze had 22 to lead the Olympians. PG Pat Magno added 14 pts. And SF Dequonta Webster had a solid all-around game with 9 pts, 6 rebs and a game-high 5 asts.
Mesa began the game strongly, jumping out to an 18-9 lead early on before an 10-0 Hancock run put the Bulldogs ahead. The lead went back and forth the rest of the half, with Hancock holding a 35-32 edge at the break.
In the second half, Hancock built a 62-49 lead at one point but saw it all evaporate in the final few minutes. A FG+FT 3-point play by Udeze after a steal by SF Chris Reed put Mesa ahead, 71-70. After another steal by Reed, Thomas made a pair of free throws to make it 73-70. And after a steal by Magno, he made a free throw to make it 74-70 with 47.4 seconds remaining.
After a pair of free throws by SG Dwayne Johnson with 22.2 seconds left made it 74-72, Hancock got one last chance to tie the game or take the lead after an offensive foul on Thomas gave the Bulldogs the ball with 18.7 seconds left. But SG Mike Cutino missed a 3-point try and SF Samson Gebreberhane missed a putback try in the final seconds.
Gebreberhane led the Bulldogs with 20 pts, 6 rebs and 4 asts. PF
box score
Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 1 pm
SD Mesa Olympians 74:
3-pt fg (7): Thomas 2, Magno 2, Ubeze 2, Webster
Allan Hancock Bulldogs 72:
3-pt fg (8): Gebreberhane 4, Ramirez, Hanson, Matematico, Gouch
Halftime Score: Allan Hancock 35, SD Mesa 32
Updated Records: SD Mesa 1-5, Allan Hancock 2-5
Hancock led by 13 in the second half; Mesa rallied, taking a 71-70 lead on a 3-point play by Ubeze with 1:02 left. Hancock had a chance to win and a chance to tie late but Cutino missed a three and Gebreberhane missed a putback try in the final seconds.
Renegade Thanksgiving Classic - Consolation Game
at Bakersfield College
1-Lamar Thomas, PF - 5/13 fg, 11/12 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 4 stl, 23 pts
5-Pat Magno, PG - 5/7 fg, 2/4 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 4 pf, 14 pts
11-Dequonta Webster, SF - 2/8 fg, 4/6 ft, 6 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 9 pts
22-Erik Smith, C - 0/2 fg, 4 reb, 4 pf, 0 pts
23-Derrick Udeze, SG - 9/15 fg, 2/4 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 2 pf, 22 pts
3-Chris Reed, F - 0/1 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 4 pf, 2 pts
0-Maurice Johnson, G - 1 reb, 0 pts
33-Raymond Hanna, F - 1/3 fg, 0/2 ft, 6 reb, 1 blk, 2 pf, 2 pts
12-Randy Rubin, G - 0 pts
15-Cory Torregan, G - 0/1 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 stl, 1 pf, 2 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 22/50 fg (.440), 23/32 ft (.719), 37 reb, 15 ast, 3 blk, 14 stl, 19 pf, 74 pts
Turnovers (29): Thomas 6, Magno 6, Webster 5, Reed 3, Smith 3, Ubeze 3, Johnson, Torregan, Hanna
1-Jonathan Ramirez, SG - 3/10 fg, 5/7 ft, 4 reb, 3 ast, 5 stl, 5 pf, 12 pts
21-Lyndon Matematico, PG - 1/1 fg, 3 pts
24-Samson Gebreberhane, SF - 7/14 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 20 pts
30-Wolfgang Gieler, C - 2/7 fg, 1/1 ft, 7 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk, 1 stl, 4 pf, 5 pts
32-Taylor Pruett, PF - 5/10 fg, 4/4 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 2 pf, 14 pts
15-Brad Roesner, G - 0/1 fg, 2 ast, 0 pts
20-Daryl Hanson, F - 1/3 fg, 2 ast, 1 pf, 3 pts
44-Andrew McMillan, F - 1 ast, 2 pf, 0 pts
11-Mike Cutino, G - 3/4 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 6 pts
22-Dwayne Johnson, G - 1/1 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 stl, 4 pts
33-A.J. Gouch, F - 1/1 fg, 2 pf, 3 pts
5-Jamal Franklin, G - 1/3 fg, 1 reb, 3 ast, 5 stl, 3 pf, 2 pts
team rebounds: 4
Totals: 25/55 fg (.455), 14/16 ft (.875), 30 reb, 18 ast, 4 blk, 17 stl, 22 pf, 72 pts
Technical Foul: Cutino
Fouled Out: Ramirez 1:02 left
Turnovers (25): Ramirez 5, Franklin 5, Gieler 4, Gebreberhane 3, Cutino 2, Pruett 2, Roesner, Hanson< Matematico, McMillan
