Three Rivers 71, at Northeast Mississippi 77

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (Interstat) — Jalen Chandler scored 30 points and Northeast Mississippi converted 30 of 32 free throws to hold off a persistent Three Rivers rally for a 77-71 victory in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday. The Tigers, who improved to 5-4, built a commanding early lead by capitalizing on Raiders mistakes and never trailed, but they could not put the game away until the final seconds. The Raiders, who fell to 9-5, whittled a 15-point first-quarter deficit down to two points on multiple occasions in the second half but were ultimately undone by turnovers and foul trouble.… Read more...