Eagles Fall to #3 Ranked Fullerton
The MSJC men's basketball team struggled closing out the first half on Saturday afternoon and lost at home to #3 ranked Fullerton College 88-68.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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46 | 42 | 88 |
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28 | 40 | 68 |
Team Stats
Fullerton
| Game Statistics | Fullerton | Mt. San Jacinto |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (33-73) | (25-62) |
| Field Goal % | 45.2% | 40.3% |
| Rebounds | 47 | 37 |
| Assists | 21 | 14 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 13 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 12 | 0 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 18 | 11 |
| Pts in the Paint | 34 | 14 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 43 | 34 |
The MSJC men's basketball team struggled closing out the first half on Saturday afternoon and lost at home to #3 ranked Fullerton College 88-68.
The Eagles played solid basketball for the first fifteen plus minutes of the opening half against the Hornets, but a 17-2 run over the final 4:28 gave Fullerton an 18-point halftime lead. Gary Dotson made a free throw line jumper for the Eagles with 4:28 to play in the first to cut the Hornet lead to 29-26, but that is when Fullerton went on their run to make the score 46-28 at the break.
The Eagles could not close the gap in the second half despite making 7 three-point shots in the final 20 minutes.
Corion Long scored a game-high 16 points for MSJC, he connected on 5 of his 6 shots from the three-point line. Adrian Mosley added 13 points and 9 rebounds in the loss. Kameron Manning-Fuimaono also reached double figures with 12 points while Armani Battiste had 6 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. JQ Strong led the Hornets with 14 points.
The Eagles are now 3-4 on the season and have Thanksgiving week off before taking part in the Hypland Classic at Riverside December 4th and 5th. Wednesday the 4th MSJC will play East Los Angeles at 2 pm and on the 5th the Eagles will take on RCC at 4 pm. Both games next week are at Wheelock Gym on the RCC Campus.