Eagles Earn Dramatic Double OT Win on the Road
The MSJC women’s basketball team staged a huge comeback in the second half on Wednesday night and then outlasted Copper Mountain in double overtime to win a key IEAC road game 93-88.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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16 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 93 |
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19 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 88 |
Team Stats
Copper Mountain
| Game Statistics | Mt. San Jacinto | Copper Mountain |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (30-73) | (34-91) |
| Field Goal % | 41.1% | 37.4% |
| Rebounds | 48 | 48 |
| Assists | 12 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 10 |
The MSJC women's basketball team staged a huge comeback in the second half on Wednesday night and then outlasted Copper Mountain in double overtime to win a key IEAC road game 93-88.
The Fighting Cacti and the Eagles exchanged baskets early in the contest, but CMC was able to take the lead at the end of the first quarter 19-16. CMC would build on that lead in the second as they took advantage of some MSJC foul trouble to take a 40-25 lead at the break.
The Eagles slowly started their comeback in the third period, cutting the lead to twelve heading into the fourth. In the fourth MSJC clawed their way back into it using an 8-0 run to finally tie the game at 65 a piece with 3:35 remaining. The final three minutes featured big shots on both sides leading to a one-point lead for CMC with five seconds left. A foul gave Kohen Marshall the chance to give MSJC lead and she connected on both free throws to do just that making the score 71-70. CMC rushed the ball down the floor and with less than a second to play drew a foul on the Eagles. They converted 1 of 2 free throws to send the game to overtime.
The first overtime saw the teams exchange the lead five times before ending in an 80-80 tie moving the game into a second extra period. The second overtime was more of the same as the two teams again went back-and-forth until a lay-up by Amiya Singer with 1:05 to play finally put the Eagles up for good at 89-88. Free throws down the stretch put the game away for MSJC.
Kohen Marshall finished the game with 30 points to lead the way for MSJC, she also had 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Karsen Marshall and Singer both had double doubles with Karsen adding 20 points and 11 rebounds while Singer had 12 points and 12 boards. Kiara Williams added 16 points for the Eagles and Keslyn Henson also reached double figures with 13.
The win improves MSJC to 9-4 overall on the season and 2-0 in Inland Empire Athletic Conference games, CMC fell to 13-1 on the season and 1-1.
MSJC will have some time off before returning to action on December 29th and 30th when they play in the LA Trade Tech Crossover. The Eagles take on Rio Hondo on the 29th and Trade Tech on the 30th both games are scheduled to tip-off at 1 pm.