De Santiago Leads Dons to Narrow Victory Over Pirates
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Interstat) — Aaron De Santiago scored 25 points to lead the Santa Ana Dons to an 82-80 men’s junior college basketball victory over the Orange Coast Pirates on Wednesday night.
The Dons improved to 18-4 overall after erasing a halftime deficit. The Pirates led 80-78 with under a minute to play in the second quarter before Santa Ana scored the final four points, capped by Cameron Swist’s go-ahead jumper with four seconds remaining.
Orange Coast, which fell to 1-22, was led by Chris Obiajulu’s 15 points and five assists. The Pirates shot 15 for 34 from 3-point range but were outrebounded 47-26 by Santa Ana. De Santiago added four rebounds and two assists for the Dons.