Posted: Feb 14, 2013
at Riverside City College Tigers 73, Santa Ana College Dons 69 (Orange Empire Conf.):
Santa Ana
(15-10, 5-6 OEC)
69
Riverside
(19-6, 9-1 OEC)
73
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Santa Ana (15-10, 5-6 OEC) | 35 | 34 | 69 |
|
Riverside (19-6, 9-1 OEC) | 32 | 41 | 73 |
RIVERSIDE – Breaking a tie score with just less than three minutes left in the game, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers men's basketball team outlasted the visiting Santa Ana College Dons, 73-69,
in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game Wednesday evening at Wheelock Gymnasium.
Riverside City (19-6, 9-1 OEC) snapped a 63-all tie with 3:41 to play on a layin by freshman forward Anthony Rounds (Perris / Citrus Hill HS). About a minute later, Rounds drained a three-pointer with2:49 left to give RCC a 68-63 lead.
All told, there were nine ties and nine lead changes in the game.
Santa Ana (15-10, 5-6 OEC) made the score cosmetically close with a layin at the buzzer.
Four Tigers scored in double digits, paced by sophomore guard Mason Biddle (Riverside / Arlington HS) who had 13 points and a game-high eight assists. Freshman guard Kendall Schmidt (Moreno Valley / Rancho Verde HS) came off the bench and added 13 markers as well
For Santa Ana, freshman guard Cory Wilson (Ocean View HS) came off the bench to pace the Dons with a game-high 16 points in only 21 minutes of action. Sophomore guard Terryn Large (Mayfair HS) added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Riverside will be idle this Friday, Feb. 15, but will return to OEC action on Wednesday, Feb. 20, when it visits the Saddleback College Gauchos in a 5:30 p.m. OEC tipoff. Santa Ana will be idleuntil Friday, Feb. 22, when it hosts Saddleback in a 5:30 p.m. battle.