SG Daniel St. Hubert had 13 pts and PF Terran Carter had 11 as LA Pierce (8-9) overcame a sluggish start and topped host El Camino (3-12), 64-49, in a non-conference match-up Friday night in Torrance.
El Camino jumped out to a 16-8 lead in the game's first ten minutes, scoring eight straight points after the score had been tied 8-8.
Then Pierce scored the game's next 9 points to take a 17-16 lead on a basket by PF Malcolm Collins on an inbounds play. El Camino went back in front, however, and led, 25-20, after a 3-pointer by SF Wendell Lee.
But Pierce closed the half on a 10-2 run to take a 30-27 lead after a 3-pointer by St. Hubert and a free throw by PG Josh Thomas in the last two minutes of the half.
And when the second half started, Pierce picked up right where it left off, putting together a 14-2 run (making it a 24-4 extended run over halftime) to take a 44-29 lead. PG Ever Lopez played a huge role in the second half spurt with a pair of threes sandwiched around a steal & outlet pass that led to a St. Hubert dunk.
El Camino answered with a 10-2 run to close the gap to four points at 46-42 with just less than 9 minutes left after another 3-pointer by Lee.
But then the Warriors went without a basket for more than five minutes, allowing Pierce to pull away once more, this time for good.
A basket by Ctr Michael Aguilar after a steal and a basket by St. Hubert, both with assists by Lopez, made it 50-42. Then a pair of free throws by SF Jeremy White after a steal made it 52-42 with 4:35 left.
El Camino finally got a point on a free throw by Ctr Julian Camper with 3:21 remaining, but Carter drained a 3-pointer to make it 55-42 and then stole the ball at midcourt and took it in for a lay-up to make it 57-42 and end any remaining doubt as to the game's outcome.
St. Hubert finished with 13 pts, 9 rebs, 3 asts, 2 steals and a blocked shot. Carter came off the bench for 11 pts plus 8 rebs and 4 steals, and Lopez had 9 pts and a game-high 6 asts. Collins also had 9 pts, 8 of which came in the first half.
Camper led El Camino with 13 pts, and he also had 7 rebs. Lee had 12 pts and SF Isaiah Jenkins had 10 pts plus 4 rebs and 4 asts. PF DeAndre Ingram had 8 pts and a team-best 9 rebs.
box score
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 7:30 pm
at El Camino College, Torrance
LA Pierce Brahmas 64:
3-Daniel St. Hubert, SG - 4/8 fg, 4/6 ft, 9 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 1 pf, 13 pts
21-Jeremy White, SF - 2/3 fg, 0/1 ft, 7 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 4 pts
31-Ever Lopez, PG - 2/10 fg, 3/4 ft, 5 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 1 pf, 9 pts
32-Anthony Morton, C - 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 3 pf, 0 pts
34-Javael Boykins, PF - 1/3 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 stl, 2 pf, 4 pts
33-Michael Aguilar, C - 1/3 fg, 2/3 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 4 pts
22-Terran Carter, F - 5/9 fg, 8 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl, 1 pf, 11 pts
23-Bertrand Kamga, G - 0/4 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 pf, 1 pt
13-Arash Riahi, C - 1/1 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 pf, 4 pts
55-Josh Thomas, G - 0/3 fg, 2/4 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 2 pts
5-Malcolm Collins, F - 3/6 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 stl, 2 pf, 9 pts
24-Ryan Rubino, G - 1/2 fg, 3 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 20/54 fg (.370), 17/26 ft (.654), 42 reb, 13 ast, 1 blk, 12 stl, 19 pf, 64 pts
3-pt fg (7): Lopez 2, Collins 2, St. Hubert, Carter, Rubino
Turnovers (14): St. Hubert 5, Morton 2, Collins 2, White, Lopez, Aguilar, Carter, Thomas
El Camino Warriors 49:
3-Eric Myles, PG - 2/7 fg, 3 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 4 pts
23-Tracy Powell, SG - 0/1 fg, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 pf, 0 pts
32-Isaiah Jenkins, SF - 3/8 fg, 2/4 ft, 4 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 3 pf, 10 pts
42-DeAndre Ingram, PF - 3/6 fg, 2/5 ft, 9 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 4 pf, 8 pts
44-Julian Camper, C - 6/10 fg, 1/5 ft, 7 reb, 1 stl, 2 pf, 13 pts
12-Jerran Maybee, F - 1 reb, 1 blk, 2 pf, 0 pts
34-Charles Glaster, G - 1/4 fg, 0/1 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pf, 2 pts
30-Wendell Lee, F - 4/10 fg, 2/4 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 12 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 19/56 fg (.339), 7/19 ft (.368), 31 reb, 12 ast, 2 blk, 7 stl, 19 pf, 49 pts
3-pt fg (4): Jenkins 2, Lee 2
Turnovers (18): Jenkins 6, Lee 4, Myles 3, Powell 2, Camper 2, Glaster
Halftime Score: LA Pierce 30, El Camino 27
Updated Records: LA Pierce 8-9, El Camino 3-12
El Camino led 16-8 and 25-20, but then El Camino closed the 1st half on a 10-2 run and started the second half on a 14-2 run to lead by 15. El Camino got within 4 at 46-42, but then went scoreless for the next 5 mins and Pierce pulled away for good.
