EWING, NJ–On Wednesday evening, GMC Hoops traveled down Route 1 South to I-95 South, and eventually Moody Park in Ewing Township to take in the 2015 Moody Park Summer League Quarterfinal match-up between South Brunswick and Bordentown. Â The Vikings, which defeated Lawrence in the opening round on Monday night, got three first half treys from soon to be junior Chris James, another three from Shawn Bautista, and scores from Mike Ugarte and Tavian Alford to take a 26-24 halftime lead, but the Scotties, which had a first round bye, outscored SBHS by a 24-12 margin in the second half as Dante Gibson, Parker Dortch, and Myron Gordon led the charge to a 48-38 victory. Â Below are game notes from the action:
First Half
19:18–SB–jumps out to a 5-0 lead on a three from the left corner by Chris James and a layup by Mike Ugarte off a steal and assist by James.
19:07–BTOWN–gets on board with layup for a 5-2 SB lead.
17:53–SB–takes an 8-2 lead on a three by Chris James.
13:39–BTOWN–hits three from the left corner off a nice dish for a 7-2 run and a 10-9 SB lead.
13:23–BTOWN–steal for layup and an 11-10 lead.
12:44–BTOWN–timeout after score by Ugarte for a 12-11 SB lead. Â
12:40–BTOWN—draws foul and makes one of two FTs for a 12-12 tie.
12:32–SB–Ugarte scores for a 14-12 lead.
11:35–BTOWN–goes on a 4-0 run capped by a steal for layup and a 16-14 lead.
11:01–SB–Shawn Bautista nets three from right corner for a 17-16 lead.
9:29–SB–James hits 3rd three of the half for a 20-16 lead.
4:19–SB–After another 4-0 burst by BTOWN to tie it at 20-20, Greg Lee scores in the paint for a 22-20 lead.
0:00–SB leads 26-24 at the half on a drive for layup from left side by Tavian Alford. Â BTOWN had scored 4 of previous 6 pts to tie it. Â Ugarte had two FTs for SB to give Vikes a 24-22 lead.
Second Half
16:14–SB–takes a 28-25 lead on a bucket by Alford.
13:39–BTOWN–takes a 30-28 lead on a 5-0 run capped by a putback from Parker Dortch.
12:24–BTOWN–goes up 32-28 on a score off a nice crossover by Dante Gibson.
10:40–BTOWN–timeout after Ugarte hits jumper from left side of the key for a 33-30 BTOWN lead.
9:22–SB–Ugarte fouled and makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 33-31 BTOWN lead.
8:00–BTOWN–Myron Gordon fouled and makes both FTs for a 35-31 lead.
6:13–BTOWN–Gordon–draws foul and makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 36-31 lead.
3:18–SB–timeout–BTOWN–Gordon fouled–makes both FTs for a 38-31 lead.
2:18–SB–Lee banks in three from right side of the key for a 39-34 BTOWN lead.
1:47–BTOWN–Gordon fouled and makes both FTs for a 41-34 lead.
1:20–BTOWN–Gordon fouled and makes both FTs for a 43-34 lead.
1:01–SB–timeout after Ugarte makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 43-35 BTOWN lead.
59.3–BTOWN–Gibson fouled and makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 44-35 lead.
27.0–SB–Tavian Alford puts on a nice move for a layup from the left side for a 46-37 BTOWN lead.
20.0–BTOWN–layup for from left side a 48-37 lead.
7.6–SB–Alford fouled, and makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 48-38 BTOWN lead.
0.0–BTOWN runs out the clock for a 48-38 victory.