Game 5 – 1 p.m.
Second Round
Mountain View Community College, Texas 71
Sullivan County Community College, N.Y. 74
Gameline:The fifth game of the NJCAA Men’s Division III Championship Tournament featured Mountain View Community College Lions and the Sullivan Community County Generals in a consolation match.
At the half-way mark of the first half, Sullivan County had a 2-point lead. The two teams traded baskets for the remainder of the second half. Mountain View led by Kevin Thomas ended the first half with a 7 to 2 run giving the Lions a half time lead of 5 points, 35-30. Sullivan was led by Moses Dayee and Geraldo Fernandez whose combined scored totaled more than half the team’s points.
Dwayne Wade (Sullivan) steals the ball and looks to attack the basket. Charles Smith (Mountain View) seen in background.
Both teams began where they left off in the first half. The Sullivan Generals narrowed their deficit to 2 points with nearly ten minutes remaining. With eight minutes to go in the second half, Sullivan captured its first lead of the game. Mountain View had a chance to tie the game with a three-pointer with three seconds left. The contest ended with Sullivan winning 74-71 over Mountain View.
Kenny Domouchet rises for a lay-up in the second half of Game 5.
Moses Dayee from Sullivan County Community College led his team with 26 points while Kevin Thomas from Mountain View Community College had 18. Sullivan will move on to play for fourth place March 13 at 3 p.m.
Sullivan County Community College, N.Y. (74)
Dayee 7-20 7-7 26; Pope 4-6 2-2 10; Wade 6-11 2-3 14; Thorpe 1-2 0-0 2; Humphrey 1-3 0-0 2; Givens 1-2 2-6 4; Fernandez 6-16 0-0 14; Joseph 1-1 0-0 2. Total 27-64 13-18 74.
Mountain View Community College, T.X. (71)
Thomas 5-16 4-5 18; Smith 2-4 1-2 6; Jeffrey Ayisire 4-7 0-0 8; Sample 2-7 2-2 7; Domouchet 6-18 2-2 14; Staggers 1-1 0-0 2; Gooden 1-1 1-1 3; Jeromie Ayisire 6-12 1-4 13. Total 27-71 11-16 71.
Halftime – Sullivan 30, Mountain View 35.
Three-point goals – Sullivan (Dayee 5-12, Fernandez 2-7), Mountain View (Thomas 4-12, Smith 1-2, Sample 1-4).
Fouled out – None
Rebound – Sullivan 35 (Fernandez 9), Mountain View 50 (Jeffery Ayisire 11).
Assists – Sullivan 11 (Dayee 5), Mountain View 14 (Sample 6).
Total Fouls – Sullivan 15, Mountain View 18. A-253.
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