On Dec. 6, the Ohlone men’s basketball team played their ninth game of the season. The Renegades played College of Marin on their home court on Friday, but ultimately lost with a 5-point difference of 90-85.
At the start of the season the Renegades had a four-streak win and a five-streak home game win.
From tip-off, Marin quickly got their first basket and chance at another point with a free-throw from a foul, starting the game 3-0.
Both teams kept up equal possession of the ball through the first half. Ohlone would take advantage of Marin’s moments of mistakes, quickly rushing for a chance to gain their own momentum.
Neither team ever fell too far behind, even having a few moments of a tie score—one of those before halftime when they were at 23-23. However, after that tie-up Marin began to have a slight lead and Ohlone was in the position of playing catch-up until the halftime buzzer. Marin had a close lead at 44-41.
After halftime both teams returned to the court playing with a quicker pace and more aggression. The Marin Mariners began to play the court with more ball-skill and continued to stay a few points ahead of the Renegades. Ohlone began to trail behind with 54-47 point difference at the beginning of the second half.
With 10 minutes left in the game, Renegades managed to level the playing field again at 68-68. After a moment in the lead, 72-70, Ohlone lost their momentum after Marin completed two free-throws.
After a few timeouts, the last five minutes was anyone’s game with both teams going back and forth with only one or two points of separation. However, a three-point shot miss from Ohlone and another free-throw given to Marin, the scales tipped to a Marin advantage in the last 50 seconds of the game, marking Marin as the winner of a tight match with a final score of 90-85.
