BASKETBALL: No. 14 Chaps suffer third straight loss at WTC
Western Texas College’s Kobe Reed sank a free throw in the final seconds to help the Westerners pull off a 64-63 upset over No. 14-ranked Midland College at the WTC Coliseum in Snyder on Thursday night.
By Oscar LeRoy
Midland Reporter-Telegram
SNYDER, TEXAS - Western Texas College's Kobe Reed sank a free throw in the final seconds to help the Westerners pull off a 64-63 upset over No. 14-ranked Midland College at the WTC Coliseum in Snyder on Thursday night.
The loss is the third straight for the Chaparrals (16-3, 2-3 in Western Junior College Athletic Conference), who got a game-high 29 points from Doug Young.
Young had tied the game, 63-63, just a few seconds earlier when he hit two free throws off a technical foul on WTC (8-11, 1-4).
MC had to battle back in this game after it trailed for much of the first half and was down 35-31 at halftime.
The Chaps retook the lead early in the second half and had as much as a 57-52 lead on two free throws by Young with 6:39 left in the game.
But the Westerners responded with a 9-0 run, led by Mason McBride's five points, to retake the lead.
Four WTC players finished in double figures, led by Ahmad Robinson with 18 points, McBride had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Benjamin Ezeagu added 13 points and Emmanuel Lawal chipped in with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Jaden Henderson was the only other Chap to score in double figures with 11 points.
Once again MC was hurt by poor 3-point shooting as it was just 2 of 16 from beyond the arc. The Chaps were also out-rebounded 38-29.
The Chaps will look to break their slump when they host rival and No. 3-ranked Odessa College at 7:30 p.m. at Chaparral Center.
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WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE 64, NO. 14 MIDLAND COLLEGE 63
Midland College (16-3, 2-3) – Roddrick Henry 2-5 2-4 6, Christian Villegas 2-9 2-2 6, Keonte Jones 2-5 0-0 4, Doug Young 10-22 7-9 29, Jamil Bowles 0-0 0-2 0, Jaden Henderson 5-10 1-1 11, Eric Grier 1-4 2-3 4, Xavier White 1-2 1-1 3, Brett Leach 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 15-22 63
Western Texas College (8-11, 1-4) – Ahmad Robinson 5-12 7-8 18, Mason McBride 5-14 2-2 15, Benjamin Ezeagu 4-4 5-8 13, Nikola Sinik 0-2 2-2 2, Emmanuel Lawal 3-3 4-5 10, Ian Lavalaye 0-0 1-3 2, Kobe Reed 1-5 3-6 5. Totals 18-40 24-34 64
Halftime – WTC 35, MC 31. 3-point goals – MC 2-16 (Young 2-7, Villegas 0-6, Jones 0-1, Henderson 0-1, White 0-1), WTC 4-12 (McBride 3-7, Robinson 1-1, Sinik 0-2, Reed 0-2). Total fouls – MC 24, WTC 21. Fouled out -- Eszeagu. Technical fouls – Reed. Rebounds – MC 29 (Henry 6, Villegas 6), WTC 38 (McBride 11, Lawal 11). Assists – MC 6 (Villegas 2), WTC 12 (Robinson 7). Turnovers – MC 14, WTC 20.
Midland College 12 6 21 23 -- 62
Western Texas 11 12 10 15 -- 48
3-point goals – MC 6-17 (Fakunle 2-4, Anderegg 1-1, Kraus 1-2, Stephens 1-4, Quinn 1-2, Schmidt 0-1, Wouters 0-1, Sainsbury 0-1, Williams 0-1), WTC 4-19 (Delamere 2-4, Ray 1-2, Montoya 1-7, Carroll 0-1, Celaya 0-2, Hubbard 0-1). Total fouls -- MC 8, WTC 16. Fouled out -- Delamere. Rebounds – MC 47 (Smith 16), WTC 28 (Carroll 7). Assists – MC 11 (Three with 3), WTC 16 (Montoya 4). Turnovers – MC 12, WTC 12.
2022-23 WJCAC Men's Basketball Standings
| Conference | Overall | |||
| W | L | W | L | |
| Odessa College | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Clarendon College | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| South Plains College | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| New Mexico Junior College | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Howard College | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Midland College | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| Frank Phillips College | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| New Mexico Military Institute | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Western Texas College | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
Thursday's Scores
Western Texas College 64, Midland College 63; Clarendon College 71, Frank Phillips College 49; South Plains College 75, New Mexico JC 73; Odessa College 87, New Mexico Military Institute 58; Howard College was open
Monday's Games
Odessa College at Midland College; Howard College at Frank Phillips College; Clarendon College at South Plains College; New Mexico JC and Western Texas College are open