HUTCHINSON, Kan. Odessa became the last team to make its debut in the NJCAA National tournament late Wednesday night. It almost became a little more than they bargained for. 
Pearl River put took advantage of some sloppy play in the second half by Odessa and cut into a large lead before the Wranglers survived a 69-61 contest. Anthony Johnson and Jawaun Daniels scored 13 points each to lead the way with Jaylen Hawkins added 10. Odessa got out quickly and led by 15 at the half. But Pearl River turned up the defense and got to within 6 with less that 2 minutes to play.
The Wildcats were led by Lagarious White with 17 points and Brandon Rachel with 15. After shooting a dismal 31 percent in the first half Pearl River came alive shooting 56 percent in the final 20 minutes to make the game close. The wildcats end the season at 26-4.
Odessa will play Vincennes tomorrow evening at 6:30.
| PLAYER | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | |||||||||||||
| 01 – Jones James III | 22 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 02 – Cedric Brim Jr. | 29 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 05 – Jerrez Porter | 16 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 – Brandon Rachal | 39 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 20 – Christopher Agbo | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RESERVES | |||||||||||||
| 00 – Kelvin Allen | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 03 – LaGarious White | 27 | 6-8 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 04 – Ahmad Arrington | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 – Fred Thompson | 21 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 – Cameron Smith | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 – Kirk Parker | 24 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| TM – TEAM | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 22-49 | 9-22 | 8-17 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 61 | |
| 44.9% | 40.9% | 47.1% | |||||||||||
| PLAYER | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | |||||||||||||
| 00 – Dimon Carrigan | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 03 – James Reese | 28 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 04 – Jonas Parker | 19 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 – Davante Carter | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 – Anthony Johnson | 0 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| RESERVES | |||||||||||||
| 01 – Aquarn Butler | 24 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 02 – Jaylen Hawkins | 20 | 5-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 05 – Desmond Johnson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 – Tavon Jones | 14 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 – Jordan Pierce | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 – Jawaun Daniels | 18 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 24 – Zach Morgan | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| TM – TEAM | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 27-60 | 5-23 | 10-14 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 69 | |
| 45.0% | 21.7% | 71.4% | |||||||||||
| Date/Time: | March 20, 2019 – 8:00 PM |
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| Location: | Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS |
| Technical fouls: | (11) Pearl River-None ; (6) Odessa-None . |