Men’s Basketball: Short-handed Roadrunners fall to Compton
Elijah McElroy scored a team-high 23 points while Uziel Felix posted a double-double with 20 points and 12 assists but a short-handed Rio Hondo College men’s basketball squad fell to visiting Compton College by a final score of 94-79 on Friday night in Whittier.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Compton
|
33 | 61 | 94 |
|
Rio Hondo
|
30 | 49 | 79 |
Team Stats
Compton
| Game Statistics | Compton | Rio Hondo |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (38-65) | (29-55) |
| Field Goal % | 58.5% | 52.7% |
| Rebounds | 47 | 16 |
| Assists | 22 | 24 |
| Turnovers | 31 | 14 |
Elijah McElroy scored a team-high 23 points while Uziel Felix posted a double-double with 20 points and 12 assists but a short-handed Rio Hondo College men's basketball squad fell to visiting Compton College by a final score of 94-79 on Friday night in Whittier.
Playing just six players in the game, the Roadrunners stayed close with Compton and was down by just three points, 33-30 at halftime.
But Rio Hondo couldn't keep up in the second and was outscored 61-49. Compton outrebounded the Roadrunners by a 47-16 margin for the game which led to numerous second and third-chance scoring opportunities.
McElroy nearly added a double-double of his own as he posted 9 rebounds. He also added 3 assists and 2 steals. Jonathan Martinez put up his 12th consecutive double-digit scoring game, this time pouring in 21 points.
Jet Ting made his debut for the Roadrunners, their lone sub in the game, and scored 3 points.
Rio Hondo, now 3-11 overall, continues South Coast Conference interdivision play on Wednesday (Jan. 9) when the Roadrunners travel to Long Beach City College for a 5 p.m. game.