East Mississippi 65, at Pearl River 76

PEARL RIVER, Miss. (Interstat) — Christian Gilliland scored 29 points and Daijon Leatherman added 19 as the Pearl River Wildcats used a dominant second quarter to pull away from the East Mississippi Lions for a 76-65 men’s junior college basketball victory Tuesday night. The Wildcats, who improved to 5-7, outscored the Lions 40-33 after halftime to break open what had been a tightly contested game. Pearl River led 36-32 at intermission but steadily built its advantage in the final 20 minutes, capitalizing on East Mississippi’s ball-handling struggles and controlling the glass. The most important stretch of the game came early… Read more...