Long Beach beats Vaqueros with long-range shooting

Breamon Richard hit 5-9 from 3-point land and scored 22 points on Friday, leading Long Beach City College to a 65-47 win over SBCC in the consolation semifinals of the Wild West Shootout at West L.A.

Tyler Dees added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Vikings (2-6), who hit 7-19 on 3-point shots while the Vaqueros (2-6) were 0-15. LBCC led 32-23 at the half, then opened the second half on a 16-4 run to go up by 21 with 10:53 to play.

Robert Hutchins led SBCC with 20 points, seven rebounds, five steals and three assists. Ben Clay, a freshman forward from Santa Barbara High, had 12 points and nine rebounds.

The Vaqueros went on a 17-5 run and pulled within 10 (57-47) on a jumper by Drayten Howell with 3:23 remaining but couldn't get any closer.

Santa Barbara will host the 44th annual SBCC Classic on Thursday, Dec. 8, taking on College of the Desert at 7 p.m.