JONES, Miss. (Interstat) — The Jones Bobcats used a dominant first quarter and superior shooting to defeat the East Mississippi Lions 88-71 in a men’s junior college basketball game Tuesday night.

Jones raced to a 51-29 lead after the first quarter, fueled by a 12-for-22 performance from 3-point range for the game. Braylon Barnes led the Bobcats with 26 points and eight rebounds. Dylan Rowe added 13 points and 11 assists.

East Mississippi’s DeAndre Lewis scored a game-high 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the loss. The Lions shot just 3 of 18 from beyond the arc.

Jones improved to 12-5 overall, while East Mississippi fell to 9-9.