Frank Phillips 83, at Western Texas 91

(Interstat) — In a wild, back-and-forth affair that required overtime to decide, the Western Texas Westerners outlasted the Frank Phillips Plainsmen 91-83 in a men’s junior college basketball game Thursday night. The game, a rematch of a Feb. 2 overtime contest also won by Western Texas, was defined by massive momentum swings, poor free-throw shooting from the visitors and a dominant individual performance that ultimately tipped the scales. Frank Phillips opened the game on fire, racing to an early lead behind the hot shooting of Nehemiah Holmes and Quint Booker. The Plainsmen poured in 32 first-quarter points, but Western Texas,… Read more...