LBCC men’s basketball upsets No.1 Mt. SAC

By JJ Fidler, Press Telegram

The Long Beach City College men's basketball team continued its impressive playoff run with an upset win on Wednesday at top-seeded Mt. San Antonio College, 75-72, in the Southern California Regional Playoffs. LBCC will host East Los Angeles on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Southern California final and the winner advances to the state championships in Cerritos.

Four Vikings scored in double digits, while guard Brandon Staton put up a game-high 22 points with seven rebounds and four 3-pointers. Michael Shivers scored 11 of his 19 points in the second half. LBCC held a slight lead for most of the first half, but a Mt. SAC's Malcom Whittington hit a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer for a 33-30 Mounties lead at the break.

Long Beach City College retook the lead early in the second half, but Mt. SAC went up 55-53 with 7:21 left. Staton answered with a layup at the other end and after an offensive foul, Jovan Pearson's free throws put the Vikings up for good. Mt. SAC's 6-0 run made it a two-point game with less than two minutes left, but Shivers' layup stopped the home momentum.

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