Cypress – The Cypress men's basketball team (8-10, 1-2 OEC) notched its first conference win of the season on Friday evening, defeating Santa Ana (9-9, 1-2 OEC) 58-45.
Jeremy Wright led the team in scoring with a season-high 26 points as the freshman shot 9-of-12 from the field and 6-of-8 from the three-point line. The Chargers shot 40% from the field, while Santa Ana shot just 33.
At the halftime break, the Chargers led 28-23, and then came out hard in the second half, going on a 7-0 run to lead 35-25 with 17:33 remaining. The team continued to hold onto the lead, even extending it to as many as 17 with just over six minutes to play.
Tonight's win avenged an earlier one point loss to the Dons in the San Diego Mesa Tournament Championship final on December 30th.
Cypress continues its home stand on Wednesday, Jan. 21 when it hosts Irvine Valley (9-9, 2-1 OEC) at 7:00 pm. The team then heads to rival Fullerton on Friday, Jan. 23 for a game at seven.
