Oakland CC sneaks by with 1.1 seconds left


NOTE: I want to apologize for covering my images with watermarks that cover the whole image. However, I have no other choice since I have seen my pictures appearing in various spots without my permission.

I photographed my last basketball game for Oakland CC’s 2010-2011 season last week.  The game was held at Oakland CC’s Highland Lake campus where the Delta College Pioneers, from the Midland/Bay City area, took on the Raiders.  The Oakland CC Raiders won the game, but it wasn’t an easy one.  It was a very close game and both the Pioneers and the Raiders led at different parts of the game.  With just seconds left in the game the score was 82-82.  Oakland CC’s #1, Daniel McClendon, drove and kicked it out to the corner where Richard Hill, #14,  was open for a three pointer, which he hit with just 1.1 seconds left.  It was a lot of fun to be there photographing it and it was an awesome game.  But wait, it gets better.  Tomorrow, 3/1/2011, Delta will travel back down to play Oakland CC again.  This time it is playoffs. The two teams will be playing each other in the first round of the MCCAA Tournament. That game is sure to be another fun one.

Feb. 25, 2011; Waterford, MI; USA: Oakland Community College's Seydou Ba, #20 (white), drives past Delta College's #20.

Feb. 25, 2011; Waterford, MI; USA; Oakland Community College's Antonio Credit, #34, and Delta College's Brad Norman, #24, react calmly after B. Norman fouled A. Credit.
Feb. 25, 2011; Waterford, MI; USA: Oakland Community College's Zach Kaul gets a helping hand up from his teammate.
Feb. 25, 2011; Waterford, MI; USA: Oakland Community College Men's Basketball's head coach Antoine Joubert talks to his team during a timeout during the second half.

The picture below is when Oakland CC drove with just seconds left.  They then kicked it out for a three pointer for the win.  The picture after is the gaming winning shot.  I was almost certain that they were going to try to get a close look at the basket, they only needed one point to win,  but I was wrong – they went with a three pointer.

Feb. 25, 2011; Waterford, MI; USA: Oakland Community College's Daniel McClendon, #1, drives past Delta College's A.J. Thomas, #11, just before making the winning assist.
Feb. 25, 2011; Waterford, MI; USA: Oakland Community College's Richard Hill, #14, shoots the game winning shot with 1.1 seconds left.
Feb. 25, 2011; Waterford, MI; USA: Members of the Oakland Community College Men's Basketball team celebrate after Richard Hill made the game winning shot with 1.1 seconds left.

– Tim

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