SNYDER The Odessa College men’s basketball team maintained its undefeated start in Western Junior College Athletic Conference play with a 75-69 win over Western Texas College Thursday.
Daniel Rivera led the Wranglers with 14 points in the victory, while Dian Wright-Forde and Daniss Jenkins contributed 10 points each.
Odessa College had to overcome an eight-point deficit after the first half and did so by outscoring the Westerners 42-28 in the second period.
Wright-Forde and Dontrell Hewlett played a big role in helping the Wranglers jump ahead, scoring 16 combined points in the second half.
The Wranglers (12-5 overall, 3-0 WJCAC) continue conference play against New Mexico Military Institute at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Roswell, N.M.
Odessa College 75, Western Texas College 69
Odessa College (12-5, 3-0)
Dian Wright-Forde 4-5 0-0 10, Daniss Jenkins 4-8 2-3 10, Daniel Rivera 6-16 2-3 14, Dontrell Hewlett 4-7 0-0 8, Shakeem Alcindor 2-3 2-4 6, BJ Francis 0-3 1-2 1, Darrell Armstrong Jr. 0-5 0-0 0, Terry Brown 2-3 0-0 5, Anthony Marshall 3-9 0-0 7, Mike Rivera 3-5 0-2 6, Garfield Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Tre Richardson 3-5 0-0 8, Chandler Cuthrell 0-1 0-0 0, Kiree Huie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-72 7-14 75.
Western Texas College (11-5, 1-2)
Dawson John 4-8 3-5 12, Justin Davis 3-5 3-4 10, Khaleem Bennett 6-8 3-3 15, Lorenzo Downey 2-8 0-0 5, Tyson Brown 6-11 5-13 17, Jaedan Jefferson 1-6 7-8 9, Tylan Jackson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 22-46 22-35 69.
Halftime — Western Texas College 41, Odessa College 33. 3-Point goals — Odessa College 6-31 (Wright-Forde 2-3, Jenkins 0-3, D. Rivera 0-2, Hewlett 0-3, Francis 0-3, Armstrong 0-5, Brown 1-2, Marshall 1-5, M. Rivera 0-1, Richardson 2-4), Western Texas College 3-10 (John 1-2, Davis 1-2, Downey 1-5, Jefferson 0-1). Total fouls — Odessa College 25, Western Texas College 14. Fouled out — Odessa College (M. Rivera). Technical fouls — Odessa College (Richardson). Rebounds — Odessa College 35 (D. Rivera 7), Western Texas College 31 (Brown 8). Assists — Odessa College 12 (Marshall, M. Rivera 3), Western Texas College 15 (Downey 4).
