COLLEGE ROUNDUP

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Orange Coast 63, Cerritos 59

GLENDALE — Freshman Joseph Nwabuzor, starting in place of injured teammate Steven Cornett, scored a team-high 12 points to help lead the Pirates to a come-from-behind win in consolation action of the Glendale Tournament.

Freshman Diego Delgado added 10 points for OCC, which overcame a 40-26 halftime deficit. OCC had defeated Cerritos, 87-62 on Nov. 29, but was out of sync in the first half, OCC sophomore Miguel Gonzalez said.

“In the first half we didn’t have a good game; we were playing as individuals,” said Gonzalez, who scored nine points. “But then we came together as a team.”

Cornett, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound sophomore, is bothered by a shoulder injury, but might play today when the Pirates (6-7) resume consolation play at 3 p.m.

Freshman Brian Molina, a Costa Mesa High product, contributed eight points, as did freshman Shaun Campbell.

Glendale Tournament

Consolation game

Orange Coast 63,

Cerritos 59

Cerritos -- Turner 20, Clark 5, Carpenter 5, Canzater 2, Robinson 5, Zenmauit 4, Flores 7, Ferguson 11.

3-pt. goals -- Turner 6, Robinson 1, Carpenter 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Orange Coast -- Gonzalez 9, Delgado 10, Molina 8, Poitevin 3, Engle 7, Wise 6, Campbell 8, Nwabuzor 12.

3-pt. goals -- Delgado 2, Campbell 2, Poitevin 1.

Halftime -- 40-26, Cerritos.