North Platte 70, at New Mexico 82

HOBBS, N.M. (Interstat) — The New Mexico Junior College Thunderbirds used a dominant first quarter to build a substantial lead and then held off a persistent North Platte Community College Knights squad for an 82-70 victory in a men’s junior college basketball game Tuesday night. The Thunderbirds, improving to 9-1, exploded for 45 points in the opening period, capitalizing on Knights turnovers and cold shooting to establish a double-digit advantage they would never relinquish. The Knights, who fell to 5-6, managed 33 points in the first but struggled to find consistent offense, shooting just 35.8% from the floor for the… Read more...