Kennedy-King 72, at Malcolm X 95

CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Malcolm X Hawks defeated the Kennedy-King Statesmen 95-72 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday. The Hawks, led by Joaquin Dixon’s game-high 28 points, controlled the contest from the start. They built a 41-27 lead after the first quarter and extended it by halftime. Dixon added six rebounds and three assists for Malcolm X, which improved its season record to 7-3. Denyell Rush contributed a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Kennedy-King, which fell to 3-5, was paced by 45 points in the second quarter but could not overcome the early deficit. The Hawks’… Read more...