SG Durrell Norman had 15 pts and was one of three players to score in double figures as Irvine Valley (2-0) topped visiting Southwestern (0-1) Tuesday night.
Irvine Valley led all the way after a pair of baskets by Ctr Max Carrier gave the Lasers a 4-0 lead, but Southwestern was still within 3 points at 45-42 with just over nine minutes remaining before Irvine Valley pulled away late.
Carrier's two early baskets made it 4-0, and Irvine Valley increased its lead to 14-4 after another putback by Carrier 8:03 into the game. The IVC lead swelled to as much as 13 points after a 3-pointer by PF Travis Fulton made it 30-17 with 4:30 left in the first half.
But those would be the last points for IVC in the first half, and Southwestern closed the gap to 6 at 30-24 at halftime. A driving lay-up by Ctr Donald Gaines early in the second half cut the margin to 5 points at 38-33, and a short jumper by PG Devone Davis made it 45-42.
After that, however, Irvine Valley went on a 20-5 run to put the game away. A bank shot by SF Joe Eberhard made it a 10-point game at 56-46 with 5:20 left. Two free throws by Eberhard, one by Norman and two by Fulton made it 61-46 with 3:42 left. Then a pair of jumpers by SF Sean Donovan pushed the margin to 18 points at 65-47 with just over two minutes left to end any remaining doubt about the game's outcome.
Norman scored 13 of his team-high 15 points in the second half, in contrast to Carrier, who had 10 of his 14 points in the first half. Carrier also had 9 rebs. Fulton had 12 pts and Eberhard had 9 pts plus a game-high 10 rebs.
For Southwestern, Ctr Charles Joseph led the way with 17 pts, 7 rebs and 5 blocked shots. Gaines had 9 pts while SF Anthony Allen and SG Mark Kiefer each had 8.
Southwestern shot 41.5% from the floor, compared to just 33% for Irvine Valley. But Southwestern had twice as many turnovers, 22 to 11, and Irvine Valley won the rebounding battle, 41-32, and all those extra possessions made the difference for the Lasers.
box score
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 5:30 pm
at Irvine Valley College
Southwestern Jaguars 54:
2-Mark Kiefer, SG - 3/7 fg, 1 reb, 1 pf, 8 pts
3-Anthony Cosentino, PF - 0/4 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 5 pf, 1 pt
11-Devone Davis, PG - 2/3 fg, 2/3 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 5 pf, 6 pts
20-Anthony Allen, SF - 3/6 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 2 pf, 8 pts
24-Donald Gaines, C - 2/5 fg, 5/6 ft, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk, 2 pf, 9 pts
12-Johnny Francis, G - 2/5 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 pf, 5 pts
42-Charles Joseph, C - 5/11 fg, 6/9 ft, 7 reb, 5 blk, 3 pf, 17 pts
4-Kenny Ike, F - 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 pf, 0 pts
22-Anthony Carillo, G - 0 pts
team rebounds: 8
Totals: 17/41 fg (.415), 17/24 ft (.708), 32 reb, 11 ast, 8 blk, 2 stl, 20 pf, 54 pts
3-pt fg (3): Kiefer 2, Joseph
Fouled Out: Davis 4:02 left, Cosentino 3:42 left
Turnovers (22): Kiefer 4, Cosentino 4, Allen 3, Joseph 3, Davis 2, Gaines 2, Francis 2, Ike, team
Irvine Valley Lasers 67:
4-Max Carrier, C - 7/14 fg, 0/2 ft, 9 reb, 1 ast, 3 pf, 14 pts
5-Durrell Norman, SG - 3/9 fg, 9/11 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 15 pts
10-Travis Ballard, PG - 0/3 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 4 pf, 2 pts
24-Travis Fulton, PF - 3/9 fg, 5/6 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 4 pf, 12 pts
31-Joe Eberhard, SF - 2/10 fg, 4/4 ft, 10 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 9 pts
11-Christian Mack, G - 0/4 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 5 pf, 0 pts
22-Sean Donovan, F - 3/6 fg, 4 reb, 3 pf, 7 pts
42-Ephraim Ekanem, C - 1/4 fg, 2 reb, 1 stl, 2 pts
3-Andrew Arnold, G - 2/5 fg, 1 pf, 4 pts
23-Marcus Walters, G - 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 stl, 2 pts
21-Demetrius Cook, F - 0 pts
32-Isaac Stalzer, F - 0 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 22/66 fg (.333), 20/25 ft (.800), 41 reb, 10 ast, 1 blk, 6 stl, 24 pf, 67 pts
3-pt fg (3): Fulton, Eberhard, Donovan
Fouled Out: Mack 5:06 left
Turnovers (11): Norman 2, Ballard 2, Carrier, Fulton, Eberhard, Ekanem, Walters, team 2
Halftime Score: Irvine Valley 30, Southwestern 24
Updated Records: Irvine Valley 2-0, Southwestern 0-1
