Pat Parker (Queens/Hillcrest) hit a three-pointer as time expired to lift the ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï men's basketball team to a 58-56 victory over Monroe CC. The victory snaps a Pioneers five game losing skid and improves the team to 7-18 (2-10 WNYAC).
Monroe led 56-55 and had possession of the ball with under 40 seconds left looking to add to their lead. The Tribunes turned the ball over and gave ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï one last chance. After getting the ball to half court and taking a timeout, Parker hit an off balance three with a hand in his face to earn the victory for the Pioneers as the horn rang to end the game.
The contest was a back and forth affair that featured eight ties. MCC had two seven point leads including 48-41 in the 2nd half.
Parker finished the day with a game-high 23 points. He was 8 for 11 from the foul line and his game-winning shot was his lone 3-pointer for the contest. Rasheem Creech (Brooklyn/Transit Tech) finished with 12 and DaQuan Allen (Brooklyn/Boys & Girls) had 10. The Pioneers were 16 for 19 from the foul line (11 for 12 in the 1st half).
Andre Armstrong led the Tribunes (16-11, 7-4 WNYAC) with 11 points while Kevin Marmolejos finished with 10. The Tribunes shot 42.6% from the field and turned the ball over 21 times.
The Pioneers take on Lakeland (OH) CC on Saturday at 2 p.m. in their final non-conference contest of the season.
Newspaper Box Score
Monroe CC vs ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College
2/16/12 7:30 p.m. at Orvis Activities Center
At Orvis Activities Center
ALFRED STATE COLLEGE 58, MONROE CC 56
MONROE CC (16-11, 7-4)
Andre Armstrong 3-9 2-2 11; Kevin Marmolejos 4-9 0-1 10; Algeron Torrance
4-4 1-1 9; Eddie Callender 3-10 0-0 6; Kenny Johnson 2-4 0-0 6; Arnold Fripp
Jr 3-4 0-1 6; Andre Phillips 1-2 0-0 2; Isaiah Jefferson 1-5 0-0 2; Jahvari
Josiah 1-2 0-0 2; Marcus Feagin 1-3 0-0 2; Mike Wilson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals
23-54 3-5 56.
ALFRED STATE COLLEGE (7-18, 2-10)
Parker, Patrick 7-17 8-11 23; Creech, Rasheem 4-8 0-0 12; Allen, DaQuan 2-6
6-6 10; Charles, Dashino 2-5 0-0 4; Stein, Thomas 1-3 2-2 4; Brown, Kennan
1-3 0-0 3; Hall, Alex 1-9 0-0 2. Totals 18-51 16-19 58.
Monroe CC..................... 28 28 - 56
±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College.......... 26 32 - 58
3-point goals--Monroe CC 7-24 (Andre Armstrong 3-7; Kenny Johnson 2-3; Kevin
Marmolejos 2-5; Arnold Fripp Jr 0-1; Isaiah Jefferson 0-4; Mike Wilson 0-2;
Eddie Callender 0-2), ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College 6-17 (Creech, Rasheem 4-7; Brown,
Kennan 1-2; Parker, Patrick 1-3; Hall, Alex 0-3; Allen, DaQuan 0-2). Fouled
out--Monroe CC-None, ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College-None. Rebounds--Monroe CC 33
(Kenny Johnson 6; Isaiah Jefferson 6), ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College 34 (Stein,
Thomas 7; Hall, Alex 7). Assists--Monroe CC 16 (Kenny Johnson 7), Alfred
State College 9 (Allen, DaQuan 3; Parker, Patrick 3). Total fouls--Monroe CC
16, ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College 11. Technical fouls--Monroe CC-None, ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï
College-None.