Posted: Nov 10, 2015

Men's Basketball Drops Home Tilt to Santa Monica

Santa Monica

(2-0)

Desert

(1-3)

Final

Santa Monica (2-0)

Desert (1-3)

Game Leaders

Santa Monica

Pts: Brandon Baker - 20

Reb: 2 Players (#05, #12) - 7

Ast: 2 Players (#01, #10) - 4

Desert

Pts: William Brown - 20

Reb: William Brown - 10

Ast: Pj Jones - 3

Team Stats

Santa Monica

Desert

Field Goals

(35-74)

(25-59)

Field Goal %

47.3%

42.4%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

PALM DESERT, Calif. - College of the Desert men's basketball suffered a 97-70 defeat at the hands of visiting Santa Monica on Tuesday evening in Palm Desert.

Freshman William Brown (Animo Los Angeles HS) led the Roadrunner offense with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while fellow freshman, Philippe Salawa (A.B. Miller HS), was also in double-digits in scoring with 16 points.

As a team, the Roadrunners shot 42.4% (25-59) from the floor, while gathering 39 total rebounds. The team added 13 assists, to go along with six steals and a block.

College of the Desert will be back in action this weekend, as they travel to San Bernardino for the Hunter Classic. They will take on LA Pierce at 3 p.m. on Friday.