Men's Basketball | 2/28/2017 10:51:00 PM
ELLISVILE – When
Bruce Stevens (Bay Springs) makes 3-point shots, it's almost unfair for the opposition.
Stevens, the 6-foot-8, 257-pound sophomore forward, made three 3-pointers in the game's first 7:05 with the last one giving No. 8 Jones County Junior College the lead for good as they went on to route Northwest 107-80 here Tuesday night in the MACJC Tournament.
The Bobcats, 23-1 and winners of 11 straight games, will meet Holmes at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the tournament semifinals. Holmes got a layup with 1.8 seconds left to beat Mississippi Gulf Coast, 84-83.
In earlier games, defending state champion Southwest whipped Itawamba 82-55 and Northeast downed East Central, 86-69. Southwest will meet Northeast at 3 p.m. in the other semifinal game.
In women's semifinal contests, Copiah-Lincoln faces Southwest at 1 p.m. and No. 14 Jones County plays Hinds at 5:30 p.m.
The women's championship game will be at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, followed by the men's title game at 7:30 p.m.
JCJC.TV will air all games involving JCJC in the tournament, as well as the Co-Lin vs. Southwest women's game. NEMCCTV.com will air the Northeast vs. Southwest game.
Bobcats 107, Rangers 80
Northwest led 17-12 when Therrell Gosier II scored with 14:05 left in the first half.
But Stevens hit back-to-back 3- pointers to give Jones an 18-17 lead with 12:55 showing.
Rickey Holden (Laurel) would convert a 3-point play at 9:48 to cap a 13-0 run and give the Bobcats a 25-17 lead.
Stevens would hit his fourth 3-pointer and give JCJC its biggest lead of the first half at 40-24 with 6:53 left. The Bobcats led 44-31 at halftime.
It was more of the same in the second half.
Andre Tieu (Jackson Provine) hit a 3-pointer with 16:52 left giving the Bobcats a 62-40 lead. A
David Davis (Purvis) layup made it 79-47 with 10:54 remaining.
Maurice Dunlap (Amanda Elzy) hit one of his six 3-pointers with 8:26 left to give the Bobcats an 89-53 lead.
The Rangers scored 10 straight and got within 89-63 with 6:30 left, but the Bobcats would go on a 16-5 run and took their longest lead of the game at 105-68 with 2:14 left on an
Enrique Milton (Jackson Provine) 3-pointer.
Stevens finished the game with 24 points and 11 rebounds – his 17
th 'double-double' of the season. He was 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Dunlap also had 24 points and was 6-of-11 from 3-point range.
Davis had 12 points, while Holden and
Xavier Howard (Pearl) had 11 points each.
Tristin Walley (Hattiesburg) had 8 rebounds and Howard had 7. Holden had 8 assists and Milton finished with 7. Stevens led the team with 3 steals.
Dante Sterling had 18 points and 8 rebounds for the Rangers. Keelin Jackson and Gosier had 11 points each.
The Bobcats were 38-of-81 from the floor for 47 percent. Jones was 15-of-42 from 3-point range for 36 percent. The Bobcats were 16-of-18 from the free throw line for 89 percent.
Northwest was 25-of-68 from the field for 37 percent, but only 6-of-32 from 3-point range for 19 percent. They were 24-of-34 from the free throw line for 71 percent.
JCJC outrebounded the Rangers, 47-45. The Bobcats committed 15 turnovers, compared to 22 for Northwest. JCJC had 22 assists, while the Rangers had 15.
Northwest ends the season at 14-9.
Tuesday's game
Ellisville
A.B. Howard Gymnasium
Jones County 107, Northwest 80
Northwest (14-9) 31 49 – 80
Jones County (23-1) 44 63 – 107
NORTHWEST (80) – Dante Sterling 18, Keelin Jackson 11, Therrell Gosier II 11, Trey Skelton 8, Brandon Cranford 8, Isaiah Austin 6, Alex Shepard 5, Shelby McEwen 4, Jaylan Shelton 4, Cameron Walker 2, Christian Compton 2, Dakota Dailey 1.
JONES COUNTY (107) –
Maurice Dunlap 24,
Bruce Stevens 24,
David Davis 12,
Rickey Holden 11,
Xavier Howard 11,
Leito Holloway 7,
Andre Tieu 5,
Enrique Milton 5,
Tristin Walley 3,
Marsellis Purvis 3,
Allen Rouse 2,
Falou Joof 0,
Quentin Pough 0,
Kelvin Collins 0,
Omar Steele 0.
2017 MACJC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Tournament Schedule
Ellisville
A.B. Howard Gymnasium
WOMEN
Monday's results
Game 1, Southwest 60, Itawamba 52
Game 2, Copiah-Lincoln 60, East Mississippi 59
Game 3, Jones County 70, Holmes 50
Game 4, Hinds 78, Northeast 67 (OT)
Wednesday, March 1
Game 5, 1 p.m., Southwest vs. Copiah-Lincoln, 1 p.m.
Game 6, 5:30 p.m., Jones County vs. Hinds, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 2
Game 7, 5:30 p.m., Championship, Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
MEN
Tuesday's results
Game 1, Southwest 82, Itawamba 55
Game 2, Northeast 86, East Central 69
Game 3, Holmes 86, East Central 69
Game 4, Jones County 107, Northwest 80
Wednesday, March 1
Game 5, 3 p.m., Southwest vs. Northeast
Game 6, 7:30 p.m., Holmes vs. Jones County
Thursday, March 2
Game 7, 7:30 p.m., Championship, Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
