Dons lose 93-71 as Sneed scores 23 points
Quan Luong
Issue date: 2/23/09 Section: Sports
Following their loss to Hartnell College, the De Anza College men's basketball team continued their struggles, picking up their second straight loss against San Jose City College 93-71.
The Dons started fast, taking a 7-6 lead over the Jaguars. However, San Jose capitalized, scoring on easy lay-ups and taking control of the game offensively and defensively.
When the Jags went on a 19-0 run, they took the air out of the ball for the Dons, extending their lead to 25-7 as De Anza struggled.
San Jose's defense flustered De Anza, preventing them from scoring for five minutes.
"In order for us to improve on our offense, defense and communication, we need to work harder on those areas during practice," guard Melvin Sneed said.
Midway through the first half, Jaguars guard Shaneel Narayan went for a rebound and landed awkwardly on his knee. For a few minutes he was lying on the court and was eventually helped off the court by two teammates.
Dons forward Adam Close struggled throughout the half, picking up three personal fouls, prompting head coach Jason Damjanovic to sit him for the rest of the half.
Near the end of the first half, the Dons turned things around, going on a 7-0 run and narrowing the lead to 25-14. Their momementum wasn't enough to keep the Jaguars from attacking the basket, as they were able to close out the half with a 41-26 lead.
Throughout the game, the referees made inaccurate calls on both teams, making the wrong calls on the players.
"There were some good and bad calls during the game, but it had nothing to do with our losses," said Damjanovic.
"Whenever the referees make bad calls, I don't even bother to argue with them about it and just play the game," Sneed said.
In the second half, the both teams began to have foul troubles. Jaguars guard Javin Charlot fouled out of the game after picking up his fifth personal foul.
Close was issued a technical after arguing with a referee after he got his fourth personal foul, counting as his fifth and final personal. He was out of the game.
Near the end of the game guards Jeremy Rios and Sneed hit back-to-back three pointers to narrow San Jose's lead to 22, but it wasn't enough for the Dons.
Narayan and James were a handful for the undersized Dons. Narayan came back in the second half from his injury, leading the Jaguars with 20 points and 11 assists, while James had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers as both players achieved double- doubles.
Sneed led De Anza offensively with 23 points and 12 rebounds, his sixth double-double of the season. Guards Marshawn Landrine and Zach Stevenson scored 12 points each.
"Since we only have two more games left this season, we really need to get our acts together again and practice harder," Sneed said.
"During the game, center Isaiah James was intimidating us, so we struggled the whole time and it was a slow game for us," Damjanovic said. "We really need to practice harder if we want to win."
The Dons started fast, taking a 7-6 lead over the Jaguars. However, San Jose capitalized, scoring on easy lay-ups and taking control of the game offensively and defensively.
When the Jags went on a 19-0 run, they took the air out of the ball for the Dons, extending their lead to 25-7 as De Anza struggled.
San Jose's defense flustered De Anza, preventing them from scoring for five minutes.
"In order for us to improve on our offense, defense and communication, we need to work harder on those areas during practice," guard Melvin Sneed said.
Midway through the first half, Jaguars guard Shaneel Narayan went for a rebound and landed awkwardly on his knee. For a few minutes he was lying on the court and was eventually helped off the court by two teammates.
Dons forward Adam Close struggled throughout the half, picking up three personal fouls, prompting head coach Jason Damjanovic to sit him for the rest of the half.
Near the end of the first half, the Dons turned things around, going on a 7-0 run and narrowing the lead to 25-14. Their momementum wasn't enough to keep the Jaguars from attacking the basket, as they were able to close out the half with a 41-26 lead.
Throughout the game, the referees made inaccurate calls on both teams, making the wrong calls on the players.
"There were some good and bad calls during the game, but it had nothing to do with our losses," said Damjanovic.
"Whenever the referees make bad calls, I don't even bother to argue with them about it and just play the game," Sneed said.
In the second half, the both teams began to have foul troubles. Jaguars guard Javin Charlot fouled out of the game after picking up his fifth personal foul.
Close was issued a technical after arguing with a referee after he got his fourth personal foul, counting as his fifth and final personal. He was out of the game.
Near the end of the game guards Jeremy Rios and Sneed hit back-to-back three pointers to narrow San Jose's lead to 22, but it wasn't enough for the Dons.
Narayan and James were a handful for the undersized Dons. Narayan came back in the second half from his injury, leading the Jaguars with 20 points and 11 assists, while James had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers as both players achieved double- doubles.
Sneed led De Anza offensively with 23 points and 12 rebounds, his sixth double-double of the season. Guards Marshawn Landrine and Zach Stevenson scored 12 points each.
"Since we only have two more games left this season, we really need to get our acts together again and practice harder," Sneed said.
"During the game, center Isaiah James was intimidating us, so we struggled the whole time and it was a slow game for us," Damjanovic said. "We really need to practice harder if we want to win."
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