SENATOBIA, Miss. (Interstat) — The Itawamba Indians edged the Northwest Mississippi Tigers 93-87 in a men’s junior college basketball game Tuesday night. Itawamba built a 93-87 victory behind a strong first half, taking a 59-47 lead into halftime. The Indians, led by key performances from KJ Patrick and Kyler Fox, held off the Tigers despite a game-high effort from Northwest Mississippi’s Peyton Lindley. The win improves Itawamba’s season record to 10-6. Northwest Mississippi falls to 8-6. The Tigers were projected as favorites by Interstat’s ELO system pregame. Itawamba visits Pearl River on Monday. Northwest Mississippi travels to Coahoma on Thursday.