The Knights continued their rally in the second half and went on to win, 61-51. Sophomore guard Gaileh Omar scored 17 points off the bench including 4-of-8 from three-point territory. Freshman guard Timmell Thomas was also a big contributor off the bench as he put in 12 points.
 

Miramar, looking to avenge an 89-87 double overtime loss to the Knights on December 9, took a 39-35 lead into the halftime break. The Jets then started the second half with a 12-1 run to take a 51-36 lead.

The Knights closed the gap to 57-47 with eight minutes left, but that would be the closest they would get. Miramar, however, put the game away with an 11-1 run in the next four minutes to go ahead 68-48.

Sophomore forward Anthony Calhoun and freshman guard Steven Aldridge were the only Knights to score in double figures. Calhoun had a team-high 12 points and five rebounds. Aldridge finished with 10 points and three steals.

The 75-59 loss was the Knights' first of 2010 as they started the calendar year with a four-game winning streak. City's five-game homestand ended with a 4-1 record.
 

The Knights fell behind 28-16 in the first half after a 12-2 run by Grossmont, but City quickly countered with a 12-2 run of their own to cut the deficit to 30-28. By halftime, the Knights were down 36-31.

In the second half, SDCC got much more aggressive on offense by attacking the Griffins' interior defense. Down 46-40, the Knights went on a 23-4 run to take a 13 point lead with 8:21 left. During that run, the Knights scored 12 points in the paint, including five layups. They also drew several fouls on Grossmont and made 5-of-7 free throws during that stretch.

The Griffins weren't discouraged though as they turned up their defensive pressure with a full-court press and forced the Knights into five turnovers in a three-minute stretch. Grossmont rallied with a 16-5 run that brought them to within two points at 68-66 after a three-point basket by Branden Pride with 1:14 remaining.

The Knights, however, came up big on the free throw line in the final minute. Sophomore guard Gaileh Omar knocked down 3-of-4 from the line and freshman guard Steven Aldridge calmly hit two free throws with two seconds left to seal the 73-68 win.

Omar finished with 15 points, five rebounds and three steals. Aldridge ended up with 11 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Sophomore center Carleton Coleman gave the Knights a much-needed boost off the bench as he scored six points and blocked three shots in 12 minutes of action.

The game was originally scheduled to be played at Grossmont, but was moved to City due to flooding at the Grossmont gym.
 

The Knights, who were playing their third consecutive home game, had a dominating start. They went ahead 28-10 on a layup by freshman forward Abdi Faras with 6:52 left in the first half. It looked as though the Knights were going to have an easy night, but Mesa quickly turned things around as they stormed back with a 14-2 run to cut City's lead to 30-24 at the half.

Mesa cut the deficit to 30-28 early in the second half, but the Knights created some separation with two successful free throws from Gaileh Omar and a three-point basket from freshman guard Steven Aldridge to go up 35-28.

Later, Aldridge hit his third three-pointer of the game with 11:54 left to give the Knights their  biggest lead of the second half at 45-38. Mesa, however, came back once again and tied the game on three different occasions with the last one coming on Broxton Dawson's jumper to even it at 53-53 with 2:09 on the clock.

Aldridge came back on the other end with a layup to give the Knights a lead they would not lose again. Down 58-55 with 16 seconds left, Mesa had a chance to tie, but committed a turnover and had to foul City's Travis Wilson who hit 1-of-2 free throws to seal the victory.

Aldridge led the Knights with 16 points and Omar joined him in double figures with 11 points, five assists and three steals.
 

After falling behind 13-9, Thomas nailed a three-pointer to start a 10-1 run by the Knights that gave them a 19-14 lead midway through the first half. City eventually extended their lead to 39-29 at the half after Anthony Calhoun's fast break layup just before the buzzer.

With the Knights leading 49-40 with 12:45 left to play, Mira Costa forced their way back into the game with an 8-0 run that cut their deficit to 49-48 with 10:37 remaining.

The Knights, however, would not allow Mira Costa to get any closer. Ahead 59-56 with just over four minutes left, City went on a 9-0 run to put the game away. Freshman guard Steven Aldridge hit a big three-point basket during that run that gave the Knights a 10-point lead.

Aldridge and Calhoun both joined Thomas in double figures with 11 points each. The Knights won the rebound battle 38-29 and held Mira Costa to 40.7 percent shooting for the game.
 

Charlens has reached the century mark in his sixth season with City. He has led the Knights to at least 18 wins in four of the previous five seasons and has won two Pacific Coast Conference championships. In 2008-09, Charlens led the Knights to their best season in history as they won the PCC title and advanced to the Final Eight of the CCCAA championships.
 

The Knights' win was the 100th for Head Coach Mitch Charlens, but Aldridge stole the spotlight on this night. With the Knights down 36-31 in the final seconds of the first half, Aldridge completed a 4-point play after getting fouled on a 3-pointer to bring the Knights to within one at halftime.

After the break, Aldridge scored the first eight points for the Knights to give them a 43-38 lead. After another 3-pointer with 12:58 left, Aldridge had scored 15 of 17 points for City in a 7:13 stretch.

 Imperial Valley, who were led by Cliff Harrell's 24 points, battled back and took a 55-52 lead after a dunk by Kelvin Fraser, but it didn't last very long as the game was tied at 56-56 with 5:49 left to play.

City's Travis Wilson broke the tie and gave the Knights the 59-56 lead for good with a 3-point play after getting fouled on a layup. Aldridge helped the Knights hang on for the 75-71 win by making all eight of his free throws in the final five minutes. He made 14-of-15 free throws overall and also added seven rebounds.

Wilson finished with 10 points and seven rebounds and sophomore forward Dunnell Webb Jr. put in 17 points, all of which came in the first half.
 

Had the Knights completed the comeback, it would have been the second straight win after being down by double digits. In the PCAC opener at Miramar on Wednesday, the Knights rallied back from 17 down to win in double overtime, 89-87.

In Friday's game, the Knights overcame an early 7-point deficit to take a 32-29 lead at the half after Gaileh Omar’s buzzer-beating jumper. It was a seesaw battle early in the second half, but Palomar’s Kevin Deeb broke a 38-38 tie with a fast break layup to give the Comets the lead for good.

Palomar would build their lead to 10 points with 10:54 to play, but the Knights were not done yet. They chipped away at the Comets’ lead and eventually came to within one point at 68-67 after Anthony Calhoun’s layup with 24 seconds remaining. City then went into foul mode as they hoped Palomar would miss free throws, but the Comets’ Mike Brown came through for his team by making 4-of-5 free throws to seal the win.

Dunell Webb led the Knights with 13 points in 36 minutes of action. Omar also finished in double figures with 11 points. The Comets’ Brown had a game-high 25 points.
 

Webb Jr., a sophomore forward, led the Knights in scoring in all three games at the Neil Edwards Classic at Citrus College. In the first game of the tournament, Webb Jr. put in 17 points and dished out four assists in a 72-61 win over East Los Angeles.

In a 84-69 semi-final loss to Citrus, the eventual champions, Webb Jr. led the Knights with 21 points and seven rebounds. In the third game of the weekend, a 72-70 overtime loss to Orange Coast, Webb Jr. scored 20 points and brought down eight rebounds.