New Mexico 55, at Howard (Tex.) 73

BIG SPRING, Texas (Interstat) — The Howard College Hawks used a dominant second quarter and a double-double from Terry Copeland to pull away from the New Mexico Junior College Thunderbirds for a 73-55 victory in a men’s junior college basketball game Monday night. The Hawks, improving to 14-2, outscored the Thunderbirds 41-28 after halftime to turn a competitive first half into a convincing win. Howard led 32-27 at the break before its decisive surge. The most important stretch of the game came early in the second quarter, when Howard established control for good. Leading 35-33, the Hawks ignited a 10-0… Read more...