Baton Rouge 67, at Northwest Florida State 91

NICEVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — The Northwest Florida State Raiders used a dominant first-quarter performance to cruise past the Baton Rouge Bears 91-67 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday. The Raiders, playing on their home court, exploded for 49 points in the opening period, establishing a commanding 24-point lead that the Bears could never overcome. Despite Baton Rouge matching Northwest Florida State’s 42-point output in the second quarter, the early deficit proved too large to erase. Northwest Florida State’s offense operated with ruthless efficiency, converting at a 59.6 percent clip from the floor by making 34 of 57 shot… Read more...