Huguley powers Talladega past William Carey on Friday

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Interstat) — Tramarian Huguley scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the visiting Talladega Tornadoes held off the William Carey Crusaders 97-90 in a men’s NAIA basketball game Friday at Clinton Gym. Talladega improved to 2-0, while William Carey fell to 0-1. Keshawn Watkins added 16 points and nine rebounds, Malik Hinton had 16 points and five assists, Treyon Delmore scored 11 points and Jordan Moore had 13 points and four assists for the Tornadoes. Malik Franklin led William Carey with 20 points, Dwight Brown and Arzika Seibou each scored 10, and Jamarion Smith added six points and four rebounds. Talladega shot 29 of 60 from the floor, made 3 of 19 3-pointers and hit 36 of 48 free throws. William Carey shot 37 of 82 overall, 8 of 33 from beyond the arc and 8 of 12 at the line. Both teams finished with 41 rebounds. Talladega committed 15 turnovers, while William Carey had 18 turnovers and 31 fouls.