Orange Coast 80, at Compton 96

COMPTON, Calif. (Interstat) — The Compton Tartars used a dominant performance on the glass and a torrid second-quarter surge to overpower the Orange Coast Pirates 96-80 in a California community college men’s basketball game Thursday night. The Tartars, who entered as overwhelming favorites according to predictive metrics, overcame a sharp-shooting start from the Pirates by controlling the paint and capitalizing on a significant rebounding advantage to pull away after halftime. Orange Coast, fueled by Adrian Gonzalez’s early scoring burst, built a surprising lead in the opening minutes. Gonzalez hit three consecutive three-pointers in the first two minutes, helping the Pirates… Read more...