COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Wranglers take first game in Bob Chapman Classic

Nov. 7—MIDLAND — The No. 13-ranked Odessa College men’s basketball team used a strong second half run to pull away from Weatherford College in a 73-59 win in the first game of the Bob Chapman Classic Thursday at the Chaparral Center.

Playing their third game in four days, the Wranglers moved to 2-1 while the Coyotes fell to 0-2.

Leading by just five points with 11 minutes remaining in the game, Odessa College used a 25-12 run to put the game out of reach for Weatherford College and take a 71-53 lead with under two minutes to go.

The Wranglers shot 24-of-56 from the field while going 10-27 on 3-pointers and 15-of-23 on free throws.

Odessa College’s Ahmere Carson went 4-of-7 from the field, 2-of-3 on 3-pointers and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line, finishing with 14 points while Jayden Colon finished with 13 points after going 5-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 on free throws.

Turnovers, however, continued to haunt the Wranglers as they had 17 while the Coyotes had 14.

“I thought Jayden Colon did really well as a freshman,” Odessa College head coach Kris Baumann said. “He played really good. I thought Jason Robinson did pretty well and I’m proud of Ahmere Carson. He made some pretty big shots. But we have to take care of the ball. I thought we were still really sloppy. Our point guard play has also got to get better before we get into league play.”

The Coyotes finished 23-of-51 and were 0-10 on 3-pointers. They went 13-of-19 on free throws.

Weatherford College was led in scoring by Antwan Wilson’s 18 points as he went 8-of-14 on field goals and 2-of-4 on free throws. His teammate Braylon Crosby went 4-of-7 on field goals and 5-of-7 on free throws to finish with 13 points.

The Wranglers were coming off a 73-63 loss to McLennan Community College on Tuesday at the UCO Classic in Edmond, Okla.

“We just haven’t been able to take care of the ball,” Baumann said. “You can’t do that at this level. We have a bunch of new guys but we have to learn to take care of the basketball….

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Publish date : 2024-11-08 04:59:00

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