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COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Fullerton Advances in Tournament

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Floyd Payne and Glenn Ray Johnson each scored four points in overtime as Fullerton beat Rio Hondo, 93-86, Wednesday in the first round of the Riverside tournament.

Rio Hondo outscored Fullerton, 48-38, in the second half to force overtime, but the Hornets scored the first eight points. Marcus Austin scored 24 points and Payne added 22 for Fullerton (7-4), which plays Imperial Valley at 3 p.m. today in the quarterfinals.

In other Riverside tournament games:

Imperial Valley 91, Golden West 82--Golden West led, 39-33, with 2:11 left in the half but was outscored, 13-4, and trailed at the break, 46-43.

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Dejun Matthews had 25 for Golden West (3-5), which never led in the second half.

In nonconference women’s basketball:

Orange Coast 75, Cerritos 69--Stephanie McNamara led Orange Coast (10-2) with 20 points. Teammate America Robledo added 17 points, seven rebounds and six steals. Babita Singh led Cerritos with 20 points and eight rebounds.

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