Eagles Go 1-1 at RCC Tourney
The MSJC men’s basketball team split a pair of contests last week at the RCC Hypland Classic in Riverside.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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36 | 48 | 84 |
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47 | 31 | 78 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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27 | 44 | 71 |
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29 | 36 | 65 |
Team Stats
Ventura
| Game Statistics | Ventura | Mt. San Jacinto |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (29-65) | (29-71) |
| Field Goal % | 44.6% | 40.8% |
| Rebounds | 45 | 39 |
| Assists | 19 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 15 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 18 | 22 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 16 | 20 |
| Pts in the Paint | 50 | 36 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 12 | 14 |
| Bench Pts | 27 | 15 |
Riverside
| Game Statistics | Mt. San Jacinto | Riverside |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (24-55) | (25-64) |
| Field Goal % | 43.6% | 39.1% |
| Rebounds | 38 | 36 |
| Assists | 5 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 11 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 10 | 16 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 16 | 11 |
| Pts in the Paint | 32 | 36 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 22 | 11 |
The MSJC men's basketball team split a pair of contests last week at the RCC Hypland Classic in Riverside.
The Eagles started the event on Wednesday with a tough loss against Ventura as MSJC could not hold on to a double-digit lead in the second half and fell to the Pirates 84-78. The Eagles held a 10-point lead with just 6:17 remaining but ten unanswered points by the Pirates evened the game up and with just 1:40 to play Ventura finally took the lead 76-75 and MSJC could never regain it. Adrian Mosley had a double double for the Eagles with 19 points and 11 rebounds, he also added 5 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Willie Miller, making his first start of the season, also scored 19 for MSJC while Tyler Frazier-Mathews added 16.
Thursday the Eagles bounced back to claim victory over the host team as they defeated Riverside 71-65. MSJC trailed by two at the half but seized control of the game midway through the second half to earn the victory. RJ Dawson led the offense with a team high 20 points while Mosley had 12 points and a team high 8 rebounds. Frazier-Mathews added 9 points and 3 blocks while Stephen Castleberry had 8 points off the bench.
MSJC is now 7-3 on the season and will host a pair of games this week when they play San Diego Mesa Wednesday night at 7 pm and begin Inland Empire Athletic Conference play against Chaffey Saturday at 3 pm.