Howard (Tex.) 64, at New Mexico 80

HOBBS, N.M. (Interstat) — The New Mexico Junior College Thunderbirds used a dominant second-half performance to avenge an earlier loss and hand the Howard College Hawks their first conference defeat of the season, 80-64, in a men’s junior college basketball game on Thursday night. The game, a rematch of a Jan. 12 contest won decisively by Howard, 73-55, followed a different script. The visiting Hawks, who entered the game with a 20-3 record and a perfect 8-0 mark in Western Junior College Athletic Conference play, found themselves in a tight battle early. Howard led 29-33 after a first half that… Read more...