Northeast Mississippi 87, at East Mississippi 83

SCOOBA, Miss. (Interstat) — In a high-octane, back-and-forth affair, the Northeast Mississippi Tigers edged the East Mississippi Lions 87-83 in a men’s junior college basketball game Monday night. The contest, played before a home crowd at East Mississippi, was defined by a blistering first-half scoring pace and a tense final minute, with the Tigers holding on for the narrow road victory. The win improved Northeast Mississippi to 12-10 on the season, while East Mississippi fell to 10-14. The game’s most critical sequence unfolded in the final 20 seconds. Clinging to a two-point lead after East Mississippi’s Jayden Tatum hit a… Read more...