Sophomore Malik McCowan poured in 27 points to help lead the Porterville College Pirates to a 99-95 non-conference win over the visiting Oxnard College Condors in PC's 2017-18 home opener on Wednesday night.
McCowan, Porterville's leading scorer from last season, has been heating up for the Pirates as the season continues. At last weekend's Victor Valley tournament, McCowan scored 12 and 18 points in a pair of contests. Despite Wednesday's outburst, McCowan is still seven points shy of his career-best 34 points that he scored on two occasions as a freshman.
McCowan added five rebounds, five steals, and four assists in his big night. PC also had three others scoring in double figures. Carlos Angel scored 14 points and added six rebounds and four assists. Brandon Thomas nearly had a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. He impressive night underneath the basketball also included four blocks.
Damoni Jones added 10 points while Jonah Ruckman chipped in with nine points and Steven Ulloa scored eight points.
Oxnard (0-4) got a game-high 32 points from Jakari McClain.
Porterville, now 2-3 overall, returns to action on Wednesday (Nov. 22) when they travel to De Anza College in Cupertino for a 4 p.m. non-conference game.
