Itawamba 63, at Northeast Mississippi 75

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (Interstat) — The Northeast Mississippi Tigers used a dominant second-half performance to pull away from the Itawamba Indians for a 75-63 victory in a men’s junior college basketball game Monday night. The game was a tale of two halves, with the first quarter featuring a blistering offensive pace. Itawamba’s Damarion Winston and DJ Davis combined for early scoring to keep the Indians competitive, but Northeast Mississippi’s Ezekiel Udozorh and Javion Stephen provided a consistent counter-punch. The Tigers held a narrow 34-32 lead after a back-and-forth opening period. The second quarter, however, belonged decisively to the home team. The… Read more...