HOWARD, Texas (Interstat) — The Howard College Hawks defeated the South Plains College Texans 91-83 in a men’s junior college basketball game Thursday night. The Hawks used a dominant first quarter, building a 46-28 lead, and withstood a higher-scoring second half to secure the victory.

Howard’s Kuai Deng led all scorers with 18 points. Victor Yimga Moukouri added a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who improved to 17-3. Howard controlled the glass with a 50-29 rebounding advantage.

Antallah Sandlin’el scored 14 points for South Plains, which fell to 14-5. The Texans shot just 41.2% from the field and 28.6% from three-point range in the loss.