Fullerton Edges Santa Ana in Tight Junior College Men’s Basketball Contest
FULLERTON, Calif. (Interstat) — Yoda Oke scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds Wednesday night to lead the Fullerton Hornets to a 60-57 victory over the Santa Ana Dons in a California Community College men’s basketball game.
The Hornets, who improved to 16-1, never trailed in the second half but could not pull away from the Dons, who fell to 14-2. Fullerton led 27-25 after a back-and-forth first quarter and extended its lead to 33-27 early in the second. Santa Ana closed the gap to one point multiple times but could not regain the lead.
Aaron De Santiago led Santa Ana with 16 points. Both teams struggled offensively, with Santa Ana shooting 30.6% from the floor and Fullerton shooting 33.9%. The Hornets secured the win by making 14 free throws and outscoring the Dons by nine points from three-point range. The teams will meet again Feb. 6 at Santa Ana.