Baton Rouge 67, at Holmes 90

(Interstat) — The Holmes Bulldogs used a decisive second-quarter surge to defeat the Baton Rouge Bears 90-67 in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night. After a 32-32 first-quarter tie, Holmes outscored Baton Rouge 58-35 before halftime to secure the victory. Holmes, now 5-1, was led by Markalon Rochell’s 23 points. The Bulldogs forced 26 turnovers and shot 56% from the field. Baton Rouge, which fell to 0-9, shot 52% but was undone by its turnovers. Bryce Coleman led the Bears with 14 points and eight rebounds. Holmes was projected as a heavy favorite by advanced metrics. Read more...