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Broncos Upset Odessa in OT Thriller
2/12/07
Roswell, NM -- The Broncos picked up their first conference win of the season with a stunning 94-90 overtime victory over Odessa College. In an earlier meeting between the two teams, Odessa handed NMMI a 100-47 loss. This time, on their home court, the Broncos put together a complete game to take the victory.
The Broncos built a 10 point lead at the half and eventually got it to 11 points with 15 minutes remaining in the game. A series of turnovers forced by the Odessa press allowed them to cut the deficit and take the 74-73 lead with 2:35 remaining in the game.
Byron Byrd took over from there, nailing back-to-back 3-pointers, giving the Broncos the 79-76 lead with 0:52 remaining in the game. Javon James was fouled as he was going up for a sure dunk. He made one of his free throws to extend the lead to 80-76 with 0:25 remaining.
Odessa answered with a 3-pointer making it 80-79. Marcus Smith was fouled and made both of his shots to increase the lead to 82-79. On the inbounds, Odessa managed to race down the court hit a three to tie the game at 82-82 with only a second remaining on the clock.
In overtime, Taichien Dickerson came up big for the Broncos with a 3-pointer to give the Broncos the 89-84 lead. Smith was able to seal the deal for the Broncos with two free throws as NMMI went on to win 94-90.
Byrd led all scorers with 28 points, Dickerson added 19, Brandon Rogers 12 and Smith 10. With the win, the Broncos snap an 11-game losing streak. Their record now stands at 6-15 and 1-9 in the WJCAC.
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