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ATHERTON, Calif. – In its final game of the Menlo Tip-Off Classic, Corban's men's basketball team dropped its first game of the season against CalPac member Simpson, 94-88, Saturday inside Haynes-Prim Pavilion on the campus of Menlo College.
Corban (2-1) was led offensively by senior
Josiah Sebens with 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field that included a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the three-point line and 4-for-4 showing at the free throw line. Sebens was aided in scoring by three other Warriors – junior
Jordan Carter, freshman
Caleb Herzberg, and freshman
Toby Roth – with 21, 18, and 10 points, respectively. On the boards, Sebens and Carter were aided by junior
Tyler Edwards with the trio have four rebounds each to go along with a six-assist effort by Carter.
A 20-4 run by Simpson to open the second half would erase a 15-point halftime lead for Corban, as the Redhawks turned a 56-41 lead by the Warriors and turned it into a 61-60 lead with 14:22 left in the game. Over the next 12 minutes, both teams would trade leads with neither holding more than a six-point lead with Simpson earning a 83-77 cushion with 5:21 on the clock. Corban would comeback to earn a one-point lead (86-85) on an Edwards' three-pointer with 2:21 left before Simpson closed out the game on an 8-2 run to secure the come-from-behind victory (94-88).
The first half would see Corban knock down 17-of-25 (68.0%) shots en route to securing a 15-point cushion (56-41) at halftime. Both teams would battle back-and-forth throughout the opening 10-plus minutes, as Corban held a five-point lead (29-24) on a three-pointer by Herzberg with 9:16 on the clock. The Warriors would see Simpson pull within a single point (29-28) thanks to a mini 4-0 run before Corban used a 14-5 run over a span of four minutes to secure a 10-point lead (43-33) on back-to-back free throws by Carter with just over four minutes left. In a 150-second stretch, Corban increased its lead to 17 points (52-35) on two free throws by Herzberg with 90 seconds remaining. The Warriors would go back-and-forth with Simpson over final minute-and-a-half, as Corban held the aforementioned 15-point lead at halftime before the Redhawks began the second half comeback.
Simpson was led by Dalton Thacker with a game-high 25 points on 9-for-19 shooting from the field, while three other Redhawks – Ian Corella, Shaquille Jones, and Jonnie Washburn – also scored in double figures with 17, 16, and 12 points, respectively. Jones also pulled down a game-high six rebounds, while Jones and Thacker handed out a game-high five assists each for the Redhawks.
Overall, Corban combined to shoot 62.5% (30-for-48) from the field that included an 11-for-24 (45.8%) from beyond the three-point line and a 17-for-18 (94.4%) showing from the free throw line. On the other hand, Simpson was a combined 37-for-73 (50.7%) from the field, 13-for-25 (52.0%) from long distance, and 7-of-12 (58.3%) at the charity stripe. Despite shooting a better percentage than Simpson, Corban's downfall came with ball control as the Warriors turned the ball over 17 times compared to the Redhawks' seven.
Corban return to the hardwood on Friday, November 15th, against Montana Tech beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the opening game of the Carroll Classic in Helena, Montana.
