Mavs beat Redlands, earn first conference win

Xon Williams
Xon Williams

Xon Williams, Jaydon Awe, and Caison Cole combined for 62 points in an 84-77 win over Redlands Thursday night at Foster-Piper Fieldhouse.

The Mavs (11-8) improved to 1-4 in conference while Redlands (8-12) fell to 2-4 in league play.

"The guys executed at a high level and made plays when it mattered," said coach Brandon Gossett.  "Jaydon Awe was huge scoring 16 points in a seven minute span late in the game.  He's really coming into his own.  We are showing improvements and have to keep moving forward."

The Mavs trailed Redlands 70-68 with 3:52 left and outscored the Cougars 16-7 the rest of the way.

Trailing 72-71 with 3:20 left, the Mavs tied the game at 72-72 on a Dorian Johnson free throw and then Awe scored seven straight NOC points to give NOC a 79-73 lead.  Redlands cut NOC's lead to 80-77 and then DJ Howell and Cole hit four straight free throws to give the Mavs an 84-77 win,

Awe led the Mavs with seven rebounds and six assists.  

NOC is at Connors Monday night at 7:30 p.m.

Mavs 84, Redlands 77

                  1     2--Total

Redlands    35   42-- 77

Mavs         36   48 -- 84

Mavs--X. Williams 22, J. Awe 20, C. Cole 20, D. Johnson 8, M. Miller 5, J. Palmer 3, R. Rodriguez 2, D. Howell 2, E. Bortey 2.