El Camino Defeats Long Beach, 71-66
Sophomore Keith Brown made four free throws in the final seconds to lead El Camino College to a 71-66 South Coast Conference road victory over Long Beach City College.
The Warriors snapped a three-game losing streak in a gym they hadn’t won in since 1985. El Camino finished with a 3-5 SCC mark (18-9 overall), and Long Beach fell to 3-4 and 14-14 overall.
Sophomore forward David Keeter led the Warriors with 23 points. Guards Frank Beatty and Larry Lockley finished with 14 and 10 respectively.
El Camino took an eight-point lead in the opening minutes of the game, but with 4:55 left in the first half, Long Beach’s Rob Goodman made a bank shot that gave the Vikings a 24-23 edge.
The Warriors led 35-33 at halftime. Six minutes into the second half, they increased the lead to nine points after a 17-foot jumper by Lockley.
Then El Camino went on a run that gave it a 61-48 lead with 7:40 left in the game.
Long Beach came to within four, 65-61 with 2:01 remaining, but the Warriors hung on for their first victory since Jan. 17, when they defeated Long Beach 77-69 in Torrance.
El Camino will play a non-conference game on Saturday at Occidental to prepare for the SCC tournament on Feb. 14-17.
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