HUTCHINSON, Kan. —There have been quite a few games in this years NJCAA National Tournament where one team jumps out to a good lead quickly only to see it whither away. That was not the case for Vincennes who jumped out to a 19 point half time lead and went on to a 72-60 win over Odessa in a game that was never really that close.
The Blazers used a stifling defense and a strong inside game to put Odessa in a hole very early. The Wranglers did start the second half on an 11-0 run and got the lead down to eight points but that was as close as it got. Vincennes when on an 6-0 run to keep Odessa at bay for the rest of the game.
Keith Celmons led the way for the Blazers with 17 points. Craig Potter added 11 and Lony Francis Jr. collected 10. Neither team shot the ball well as the Blazers shot just 39 percent, but Odessa was just 22-69 from the field for 32 percent. The Wranglers were led by Jaylen Hawkins who was the only player in double figures with 12 points. Vincennes will play South Plains at 7 p.m.
| PLAYER | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | |||||||||||||
| 00 – Dimon Carrigan | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 03 – James Reese | 28 | 3-14 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 04 – Jonas Parker | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 – Davante Carter | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 – Anthony Johnson | 28 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| RESERVES | |||||||||||||
| 01 – Aquarn Butler | 26 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 02 – Jaylen Hawkins | 17 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 – Desmond Johnson | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 – Tavon Jones | 9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 – Jordan Pierce | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 – Zach Morgan | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 – Jawaun Daniels | 27 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| TM – TEAM | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 22-69 | 5-22 | 11-18 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 60 | |
| 31.9% | 22.7% | 61.1% | |||||||||||
| PLAYER | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | |||||||||||||
| 04 – Craig Porter | 29 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 05 – Keith Clemons | 38 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 20 – Kevin Osawe | 21 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 – Lony Francis | 18 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 35 – George Dixon | 29 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| RESERVES | |||||||||||||
| 12 – Chuka Mekkam | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 – Kevin Kangu | 23 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 32 – Colton Sandage | 18 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 34 – Chinedu Okanu | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 42 – Jordan Lyons | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| TM – TEAM | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 22-56 | 8-20 | 20-35 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 72 | |
| 39.3% | 40.0% | 57.1% | |||||||||||
| Date/Time: | March 21, 2019 – 8:00 PM |
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| Location: | Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS |
| Technical fouls: | (6) Odessa-None ; (3) Vincennes-None . |