North Idaho 45, at Howard (Tex.) 60

HOWARD, Texas (Interstat) — The Howard College Hawks used a dominant first quarter and overcame a sloppy performance to defeat the North Idaho College Cardinal 60-45 in a men’s junior college basketball game Thursday night. The game was effectively decided in the opening period, as Howard raced to a 33-14 lead. The Hawks’ defense smothered North Idaho from the opening tip, forcing the Cardinal into a disastrous shooting stretch. North Idaho missed its first 14 field goal attempts and did not score until a Ne’quan Brown 3-pointer with 10:06 remaining in the quarter, by which time Howard had built a… Read more...