Low Scoring Woes for Men’s Hoops

For the sixth time in the last eight games, the Pasadena City College men’s basketball team failed to reach 50 points. The Lancers have lost all six of those contests and are mired in a 1-8 slump including Friday’s 62-49 defeat against Los Angeles Harbor in a South Coast Conference crossover game at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.

The Lancers (4-12 overall) opened the game’s scoring on a 3-point bomb by Tey Williams. It would be PCC’s only lead as Harbor would build its advantage to 26-13 before going into halftime ahead, 30-23.

In the second half, Williams drilled another trey to cut the lead to two, 30-28, with 17:30 remaining. The Seahawks (10-8) responded with a 9-1 run. PCC got to within six, 41-35, but Harbor controlled the game’s final 11 minutes to record the win.

LAHC’s Dharion Tanner proved to be a nightmare for the Lancers as he scored 19 of his game-high 22 points in the second half. Tanner also grabbed 11 rebounds.

For PCC, Williams scored 11 points and pulled down eight rebounds while reserve guard Corey Robinson also scored 11 points. Letterman forward Jeremy Jean had a nice game off the bench, scoring 10 points, mostly on jumpers near the free throw line. Todd Barnes contributed nine points and passed out five assists while Darrell Childs scored four points but grabbed 11 rebounds. Jordan Hackett, a guard from Cathedral High, was activated and played his first collegiate game as he made two free throws for his two points.

The Lancers struggling offense is down to a 60 points average, a mark that leaves them in 83rd place out of the state’s 92 teams. The team’s 38.2 percent field goal percentage is even lower at 85th.

On Wednesday, PCC lost at Long Beach City College, 64-49, as Williams was the only Lancer who scored in double figures with 15 points. The Lancers were tied 32-32 but LBCC went on a 16-0 scoring spurt over the next five minutes to put the game away.

PCC travels to face El Camino College on Wednesday, Jan. 13 in a 7 p.m. crossover contest.