Eagles Drop Thriller in Overtime
The MSJC men’s basketball team suffered a heart wrenching loss at home on Monday night as they fell to Chaffey 110-102 in overtime.
| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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45 | 46 | 19 | 110 |
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36 | 55 | 11 | 102 |
Team Stats
Chaffey
| Game Statistics | Chaffey | Mt. San Jacinto |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (36-69) | (38-90) |
| Field Goal % | 52.2% | 42.2% |
| Rebounds | 51 | 40 |
| Assists | 12 | 24 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 8 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 15 | 14 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 15 | 18 |
| Pts in the Paint | 38 | 30 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 18 | 66 |
The MSJC men's basketball team suffered a heart wrenching loss at home on Monday night as they fell to Chaffey 110-102 in overtime.
The Eagles trailed by nine 45-36 at halftime and fell behind by as much as 13 in the game before a late push evened the game after 40 minutes. MSJC rallied from a 58-45 deficit with 14:42 left in the game to take a brief 82-80 lead with 4:41 remaining. The teams traded baskets over the final four plus minutes with MSJC missing their final shot in regulation with 20 seconds left and the Panthers misfiring with just 4 seconds to play. Regulation ended with the teams tied at 91-91.
Chaffey scored the first basket in overtime and never looked back as they outscored the Eagles 19-11 in the extra period for the 110-102 victory. Uriyah Rojas had an outstanding game for the Panthers finishing the night with a game high 48 points. For the Eagles RJ Dawson led the offense with a season-high 27 points, Elijah Edwards scored 16 while Kameron Manning-Fuimaono added 14 points and 9 assists. Adrian Mosley and James Freeman IV also scored in double figures for MSJC with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Chaffey improved to 17-4 overall and 9-0 in conference games, MSJC fell to 7-14 overall and 3-6 in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference. MSJC will be back in action Wednesday when they go on the road to play Copper Mountain. Tip-off Wednesday is set for 7 pm.