In the second game, #6 LA City (5-1) topped Orange Coast (0-3), 59-44. OCC missed 19 of its first 20 shots en route to a .235 FG% for the game, and never led. OCC rallied to within 7 at 33-26 early in the second half before a layup by PG Solomon Brown, a jumper by SG Kareem Grant and a putback basket by PF Kenny Harris restored LACC's double-digit lead.
Grant led the Cubs with 14 pts, while Ctr Nashid Beard had a strong game with 9 pts and 14 rebs. Brown had 10 pts and a game-high 4 asts. Harris had just the 2 pts but 11 rebs. LACC outrebounded Orange Coast by an astounding margin of 53 to 22.
For the Pirates, SG Jason Garey had 12 pts including 3 threes. 3rd G Aaron Bobik had 6 pts and 3 asts. Ctr Matt Hatch had 7 pts and a team-high 4 rebs. PG Jibri Taylor had 8 pts, all on FTs, and 6 steals.
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LA City Cubs 59:
10-Solomon Brown, PG - 3/7 fg, 3/5 ft, 4 reb, 4 ast, 10 pts
21-Nashid Beard, C - 3/5 fg, 3/5 ft, 14 reb, 2 ast, 9 pts
22-Kenny Harris, PF - 1/2 fg, 11 reb, 2 pts
24-Anthony Davis, SG - 2/8 fg, 0/2 ft, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 5 pts
34-Wayne Arnold, SF - 1/5 fg, 5/6 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 8 pts
33-Shawn Simpson, F - 2/4 fg, 0/1 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 4 pts
0-Kareem Grant, G - 5/9 fg, 3/4 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 14 pts
50-Tony Key, C - 2/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 5 pts
5-James Spencer, F - 1 reb, 0 pts
2-Ron Allen, F - 1/1 fg, 2 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 20/43 fg (.467), 15/25 ft (.600), 53 reb, 15 ast, 0 blk, 3 stl, 59 pts
Tech Foul: Simpson, Key
Turnovers (25): Beard 6, Brown 4, Arnold 4, Davis 3, Simpson 3, Grant 3, Harris, Key
Orange Coast Pirates 44:
11-Jibri Taylor, PG - 0/6 fg, 8/11 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 6 stl, 8 pts
20-Aaron Bobik, SF - 2/11 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 6 pts
21-Micah Young, PF - 1/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 pts
25-Jason Garey, SG - 3/10 fg, 3/4 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 12 pts
32-Matt Hatch, C - 3/6 fg, 4 reb, 1 stl, 7 pts
42-Sam Bailey, C - 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
3-Alex Hunter, G - 1/3 fg, 2 stl, 3 pts
15-Joseph Nwabuzor, F - 2/3 fg, 1 reb, 5 pts
23-Wes Terry, G - 0/4 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 pts
31-David Seifert, F - 0 pts
3-Joel Chester, F - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 0 pts
40-Ali Shaheim, G - 1 reb, 0 pts
24-Jason Sanford, C - 0/4 fg, 2 reb, 0 pts
5-Bryan Fincham, G - 0 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 12/51 fg (.235), 14/19 ft (.737), 22 reb, 6 ast, 0 blk, 11 stl, 44 pts
3-pt fg (6): Garey 3, Bobik, Hatch, Nwabuzor
Tech Foul: Bobik, Hunter
Fouled Out: Hunter 3:06 left, Nwabuzor 2:49 left
Turnovers (9): Taylor 2, Bobik 2, Young, Garey, Hatch, Nwabuzor, team
Halftime Score: LACC 31, OCC 18
Updated Records: LACC 5-1, OCC 0-3
OCC missed 19 of their first 20 shots, falling behind 20-3 early on.
