East Mississippi Outlasts Wallace State in High-Scoring Junior College Affair
SCOOBA, Miss. (Interstat) — DeAndre Lewis scored 31 points to lead East Mississippi to a 105-101 men’s junior college basketball victory over Wallace State on Friday. The visiting Lions used efficient shooting to overcome a rebounding deficit. East Mississippi shot 51% from the field and made 9 of 17 from 3-point range. Wallace State shot just 36% overall and 4 of 25 from deep but stayed close with 47 free throws. Diovion Famakinde added 24 points for East Mississippi. Trey Knight led Wallace State with 23 points and Kylen Clark added 26. East Mississippi improved to 8-2. Wallace State fell to 4-4.