PERKINSTON, Miss. (Interstat) — Mississippi Gulf Coast held off a high-powered Holmes offense for a 77-73 men’s junior college basketball victory Monday night. The host Bulldogs improved to 14-3, while Holmes fell to 13-4.

Matthew Hinton led Mississippi Gulf Coast with 17 points and five rebounds. Maddox Noblitt added 14 points. Holmes built a 40-37 first-quarter lead but was outscored 40-33 after that in the narrow defeat. Both teams shot efficiently in the fast-paced contest, with neither leading by more than two possessions in the final period. Mississippi Gulf Coast was projected as a 64.5% favorite to win by Interstat’s ELO system.