The Odessa College men’s basketball team suffered a 64-59 loss to Northwest Florida State College Wednesday in Pensacola, Fla.
It was the Wranglers’ second straight loss, after falling 71-68 to Gulf Coast State College the day before.
Odessa College’s Daniss Jenkins led all scorers with 19 points in the contest.
The Wranglers were outscored 35-27 after holding a three point lead to end the first half.
Odessa College (8-5 overall) will start Western Junior College Athletic Conference play against New Mexico Junior College at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday at the OC Sports Center.
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Northwest Florida State College 64, Odessa College 59
Northwest Florida State College (7-1)
Michael Jefferson 3-5 0-0 6, Kam Woods 1-6 2-2 5, Tre Clark 5-12 0-0 12, Issa Muhamad 2-5 3-6 7, Deshawndre Washington 5-11 4-6 14, Shamah Scott 2-4 0-0 4, Brennan Rigsby 3-3 0-0 8, Jaylon McDaniel 1-2 0-0 2, Mason Nicholson 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 25-54 9-14 64.
Odessa College (8-5)
Daniss Jenkins 7-18 4-5 19, Daniel Rivera 3-11 2-2 8, Dontrell Hewlett 1-4 2-2 4, Garfield Turner 4-6 0-2 10, Tre Richardson 2-7 1-2 5, BJ Francis 0-1 0-0 0, Dian Wright 2-5 0-1 5, Darrell Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0, Mike Rivera 0-1 0-0 0, Shakeem Alcindor 3-6 0-0 6, Kiree Huie 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 22-60 13-17 59.
Halftime — Odessa College 32, Northwest Florida 29. 3-Point goals — Odessa College 2-15 (Jenkins 1-6, D. Rivera 0-1, Hewlett 0-3, Richardson 0-4, Wright 1-1), Northwest Florida 5-14 (Jefferson 0-2, Woods 1-3, Clark 2-5, Washington 0-2, Rigsby 2-2).. Total fouls — Odessa College 15, Northwest Florida 16. Fouled out — Odessa College (Turner). Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — Odessa College 40 (D. Rivera 9), Northwest Florida 36 (Washington 8). Assists — Odessa College 11 (Jenkins 4), Northwest Florida 15 (Clark 7).
