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For Immediate Release
Exercise Science Department 1530 W. 17th StreetSanta Ana, CA92706 P: (714) 564-6900 F: (714) 564-6969
Men’s Basketball: Santa Anavs Riverside
SANTA ANA, CA –Angel Alamo scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as visiting Riverside Community College (16-6, 1-2) held on for a 64-60 win over Santa Ana College in Orange Empire Conference (OEC) men’s basketball action, Wednesday. The eighth-ranked Tigers shot 65 percent in the first half connecting on 15 of 23 from the field to take a 12-point halftime lead, 38-26, behind Alamo and J.R. Reese who scored 13 of his 15 points in opening 20 minutes.
Santa Ana rallied in the second half outscoring Riverside, 34-26, behind Sean Luecke and Terrence Hundley who combined for 23 of the Dons’ 34 second-half points. Luecke scored 14 in the period to finish with a game-high 21. The freshman forward connected on 8 of 13 from the field and 5 of 10 at the free throw line. Hundley added 17 for the Dons on 7 of 16 shooting.
The Tigers had three players score in double digits led by Alamo and Reese who finished with 18 and 15, respectively. Trayvon Williams added 11 for Riverside who won its first OEC game of the season.
The Dons cut the Tigers’ lead to just three, 63-60, with 41 seconds remaining on Luecke’s layup in the paint, but couldn’t get any closer.
Despite shooting just 36 percent (8 of 22) in the second half the Tigers shot 51 percent (23 of 45) for the game while the Dons made 50 percent (14 of 28) of their shots in the second half and finished the game 24 of 55 from the field (43.6 percent).
Next:Santa AnaCollege at SaddlebackCollege, Friday, January 13, 5:30 p.m.
About the Rancho Santiago Community College District
Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College are public community colleges of the Rancho Santiago Community College District, which serves the residents of Anaheim Hills, Garden Grove, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin and Villa Park. Both colleges provide education for academic transfer and careers, courses for personal and professional development, and customized training for business and industry.
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Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Riverside "Tigers" vs Santa Ana "Dons"
01/11/06 5:30 PM at Santa AnaCollege (Cook Gymnasium)
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VISITORS: Riverside "Tigers" 16-6, 1-2 OEC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
11 Chris DeLosSantos... * 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 4 2 0 1 23
15 Angel Alamo...... * 6-10 0-0 6-11 5 9 14 2 18 4 4 1 0 36
22 J.R. Reese...... * 5-8 3-4 2-2 0 2 2 0 15 2 3 0 1 33
33 Trayvon Williams.... * 4-8 2-3 1-2 1 2 3 2 11 0 1 0 0 32
40 Chron Tatum...... * 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 8
0 Keaire Mims...... 3-5 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 2 7 1 1 0 0 21
12 Danny Renneisen..... 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 5 2 2 0 2 21
13 Armando Cosio...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5
20 Kevin Figaire...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
21 Rodney Yearby...... 2-4 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 1 6 1 2 0 1 19
TEAM...... 4 4
Totals...... 23-45 6-11 12-19 8 23 31 16 64 14 18 1 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-23 65.2% 2nd Half: 8-22 36.4% Game: 51.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 54.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 9-15 60.0% Game: 63.2% 4
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HOME TEAM: Santa Ana "Dons" 9-12, 0-2 OEC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 Manuel Grant...... * 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 3 2 0 2 25
23 Terrence Hundley.... * 7-16 1-5 2-2 0 4 4 3 17 1 3 1 2 37
31 Joe Ziemann...... * 2-5 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 4 4 3 1 0 1 29
41 Sean Luecke...... * 8-13 0-0 5-10 1 2 3 1 21 2 4 0 1 35
43 Chris Childress..... * 2-4 0-0 2-4 2 4 6 5 6 5 5 1 1 35
11 Keith Cherry...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 Drew Terry...... 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
32 Mychal Thomas...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
45 Rod Harmon...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
5 Matt Goodloe...... 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
55 Thomas Christian.... 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 17
TEAM...... 5 2 7
Totals...... 24-55 3-16 9-16 11 17 28 17 60 14 15 2 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd Half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 43.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 18.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 56.3% 4
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Officials: chuck Jannelli, Al Hackney, Rick Porter
Technical fouls: Riverside "Tigers"-None. Santa Ana "Dons"-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Riverside "Tigers"...... 38 26 - 64
Santa Ana "Dons"...... 26 34 - 60
Exercise Science Department 1530 W. 17th StreetSanta Ana, CA92706 P: (714) 564-6900 F: (714) 564-6969