WOLFFORTH The Odessa College men’s basketball team couldn’t capitalize on a strong start Saturday, falling to South Plains College 101-92 in the NJCAA Region V Tournament Finals at the Tiger Pit.
Odessa College’s LJ Figueroa led all scorers with 27 points, followed by Keandre Cook, who had 21. Isaiah Maurice led South Plains College with 24 points.
Odessa College (28-3) only trailed by one at halftime. Both teams shot more than 50 percent from the field in the game.
South Plains College gets Region V’s automatic NJCAA Tournament berth with the victory. The Wranglers will have to wait until the bracket is released to see if they get an at-large spot.
NJCAA REGION V FINAL, Saturday
The Tiger Pit, Wolfforth Frenship HS
ODESSA COLLEGE (28-3)
Braxton Shaw 1-3 1-2 3, Jermaine Haley 7-17 0-2 14, Keandre Cook 7-10 6-8 21, LJ Figueroa 11-20 0-2 27, Kelvin Jones 3-5 0-0 6, JJ Simpson 1-6 2-2 4, Kejuan Johnson 2-4 1-2 5, Jahnathan Maxwell 2-3 0-0 5, Josh Boyd 2-5 1-2 7. Totals 36-73 11-20 92.
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (22-8)
Keith McGee 3-7 6-6 13, Isaiah Maurice 10-17 3-4 24, Ben Perez 0-4 1-2 1, Christopher Prlina 4-9 6-8 15, Jordan Brangers 4-11 0-0 11, Raymond Doby 0-1 0-0 0, Deshawn Corprew 8-14 6-7 26, Williams Washington III 3-7 4-6 11. Totals 32-70 26-33 101.
Halftime — South Plains College 42, Odessa College 41. 3-Point goals — Odessa College 9-25 (Figueroa 5, Boyd 2, Shaw 1, Maxwell 1); South Plains College 11-27 (Corprew 4, Brangers 3, McGee 1, Maurice 1, Orlina 1, Washington III 1). Total fouls — Odessa College 23, South Plains College 15. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — Odessa College 33 (Cook 8); South Plains College 45 (Maurice 13). Assists — Odessa College 8 (Three tied with 2); South Plains College 19 (Washington III 8).
