SNYDER The Odessa College men’s basketball team defeated Western Texas College 81-76 in WJCAC play Monday night at The Coliseum.
Western Texas College’s Nigel Allen came off the bench to lead all scorers with 20 points. Odessa College’s Keandre Cook and LJ Figueroa led the Wranglers, scoring 19 and 18 points respectively.
Odessa College (15-2 overall, 4-0 WJCAC) takes sole possession of first place in the conference standings with the victory.
Western Texas College drops to 13-4 overall and 2-2 in the WJCAC with the loss.
ODESSA COLLEGE (15-2 overall, 4-0 WJCAC)
Kejuan Johnson 2-4 0-0 6, Jermaine Haley 2-6 1-4 6, Keandre Cook 6-10 7-8 19, LJ Figueroa 5-16 4-8 18, Kelvin Jones 0-1 1-2 1, JJ Simpson 3-6 3-4 10, Braxton Shaw 6-8 1-1 14, Jahnathan Maxwell 3-7 1-1 7. Totals 27-58 18-28 81.
WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE (13-4, 2-2)
Miles McDougal 3-14 5-6 12, Isaiah Boissard 3-78 1-2 8, Zac Saddler 0-2 0-2 0, Da’Rhon Mitchell 3-6 0-2 6, Demarcus Hartheld 5-11 6-6 `7, James Edwards 1-3 0-0 2, Nigel Allen 5-13 7-7 20, Jordon Fullerton 1-4 0-0 2, Ja’Niro Lane 3-4 0-0 7, Johnnie Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Dieu Merci Betoukoumessou 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-67 19-25 76.
Halftime — Odessa College 39, Western Texas College 37. 3-Point goals — Odessa College 9-22 (Figueroa 4, Johnson 2, Haley 1, Simpson 1, Shaw 1); Western Texas College 7 (Allen 3, McDougal 1, Boissard 1, Hartheld 1, Lane 1). Total fouls — Odessa Collehe 17, Western Texas College 21. Fouled out — Western Texas College (Hartheld). Technical fouls — Odessa College 3 (Johnson, Shaw, Figueroa), Western Texas College 1 (Allen). Rebounds — Odessa College 40 (Cook 8); Western Texas College 39 (Mitchell 7). Assists — Odessa College 18 (Haley 7); Western Texas College 10 (Boissard 4).
