Tarleton State 88, at Mississippi Valley State 64

AVALON, Miss. (Interstat) — A dominant second-half defensive performance propelled the Tarleton State Texans to an 88-64 victory over the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils in a non-conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at the LeFlore County Civic Center. The Texans, improving to 8-4, turned a narrow three-point halftime lead into a lopsided affair by holding the Delta Devils to just 24 points after the break. Mississippi Valley State, which shot 40 percent from the floor in the first half, was stifled into a series of turnovers and contested shots as Tarleton State pulled away. The game’s pivotal stretch came… Read more...