Community college men’s basketball: OCC men downed, 95-74

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Despite playing five-on-four in the final 4:37,

the Orange Coast College men’s basketball team could not come back and

lost, 95-74, to rival Golden West, in Orange Empire Conference action

Friday.

The Rustlers (4-18, 1-7 in the OEC) played their best game of the

season, shooting a season-high 58%, even though three of their seven

players fouled out. Golden West, which led 78-61 with four players,

outscored the Pirates, 17-13 in the final 4:37.

OCC (5-17, 2-6) was led by freshman Stephon Seales, who scored 22

points. Tony Dow of the Rustlers scored a season-high and game-high 24

points. OCC senior Mark Meyers hit 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and

finished with 10 points.

MEN

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Golden West 95, Orange Coast 74

Orange Coast - Buchanan 9, Briggs 6, Meyers 10, Seales 22, Webster 4,

Tran 9, Wade 7, Williams 4, Retzlaff 2, Taylor 1.

3-pt. goals - Seales 2, Wade 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Golden West - Dow 24, Wallace 16, Ivory 22, Nix 14, Johnson 7,

Templeton 8, Borg 4.

3-pt. goals - Dow 2, Ivory 1, Nix 1.

Fouled out - Wallace, Ivory, Borg.

Technicals - none.

Halftime - 37-29, Golden West.