ELLISVILLE – Tenth-rated Jones County Junior College placed six players in double figures en route to a 93-69 victory over Hinds Community College here Monday night at A.B. Howard Gymnasium.
It was the fifth straight win for the Bobcats.
Jones is now 17-1 overall and 8-1 in the MACJC South Division. The Bobcats own a one-game lead over Southwest Mississippi and Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The game was close throughout the first 15 minutes before Jones began to take over.
Early on,
Maurice Dunlap (Amanda Elzy) hit a 3-pointer to give Jones a 12-7 lead with 15:29 left in the first half.
Hinds came back and tied the game at 23-23 with 7:49 left in the half when Trojuan White made a 3-pointer from 30 feet away. The Bulldogs were down only 29-28 going into the five minutes of the half.
But
Rickey Holden's (Laurel) free throw at 2:24 capped a 7-0 run and put Jones up 36-28.
Tristin Walley's (Hattiesburg) two free throws with 31.9 left put the Bobcats ahead 42-30, as they outscored Hinds, 13-2, to close the half.
Hinds pulled within 48-39 with 15:37 remaining when White made a layup, but that was the final time they would be within single digits.
Holden would make back-to-back 3-pointers to give JCJC a 71-56 with 8:15 left. Joel Baskins' 18-footer cut the lead to 75-63 with 6:44 remaining, but that would be the closest Hinds would get.
JCJC would take its longest lead at 91-66 with 1:38 showing when
Leito Holloway (Charlotte, North Carolina) made a 3-pointer.
Bruce Stevens (Bay Springs) led Jones with 16 points, Holden had 15, Holloway 14, Walley 13,
Enrique Milton (Jackson Provine) 12 and Dunlap added 10. Holden had four 3-pointers.
White led all scorers with 32 points, including eight 3-pointers, and Baskins added 16.
The Bulldogs had 15 3-pointers and JCJC finished with 10.
Hinds drops to 10-8 overall and 2-6 in division play.
JCJC hosts Pearl River at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The contest will air on
www.jcjc.tv.
Hinds entertains Copiah-Lincoln on Thursday.
Monday's game
Ellisville
A.B. Howard Gymnasium
MEN
Jones County 93, Hinds 69
Hinds (10-8, 2-6) 30 39 – 69
Jones County (17-1, 8-1) 42 51 – 93
HINDS (69) – Trojuan White 32, Joel Baskins 16, Deangelo West 8, Kourey Davis 4, Davonte Brewster 3, Bobby Powell 3, Marcus Roberts 2, Deshaven Flowers 1.
JONES COUNTY (93) –
Bruce Stevens 16,
Rickey Holden 15,
Leito Holloway 14,
Tristin Walley 13,
Enrique Milton 12,
Maurice Dunlap 10,
Marsellis Purvis 6,
Xavier Howard 5,
Omar Steele 2,
Allen Rouse 0,
Falou Joof 0,
Andre Tieu 0,
Kelvin Collins 0,
Quentin Pough 0.
