Men's Basketball | 1/11/2019 9:05:00 AM
ELLISVILLE –
Galen Alexander (Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) scored 23 points to help Jones College to an 86-78 victory over HInds Community College here Thursday night at A.B. Howard Gymnasium.
Tirus Smith (Petal) added 16 and
Winceton Edwards (Oak Grove) scored 15 points on five 3-pointers.
The Bobcats led for almost the entire first half.
A Smith basket at the 9:36 mark gave Jones its longest lead of the first half at 28-20.
Hinds fought back and took its first lead of the game with 26 seconds left in the half when Stephane Ayangma scored to make it 43-42. But Smith's basket with one second showing put the Bobcats up 44-43 at halftime.
An Edwards' 3-pointer with 14:25 showing gave Jones a 58-52 advantage. But the Bulldogs rallied and tied the game at 62-62 on a 3-pointer by Peyton Taylor with 11:31 remaining.
Alexander's basket at 9:52 gave Jones the lead for good at 64-62. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Edwards would give Jones a 75-66 lead with 5:08 to play and another 3-pointer by Edwards gave the Bobcats its longest lead of the game at 78-68 with 3:32 to play.
Anthony Johnson's layup with 1:40 to play got Hinds to within 80-76, but the Bulldogs would get no closer.
Taylor had 22 points for Hinds and Ayangma added 20.
The Bobcats are 8-3 overall and 2-0 in the MACJC South Division. The Bulldogs are now 7-4 overall and 0-2 in the division.
Jones plays at unbeaten and No. 17 Pearl River on Monday. Hinds goes to Meridian on Monday.
Thursday's game
Ellisville
A.B. Howard Gymnasium
MEN
Jones College 86, Hinds 78
HINDS (7-4, 0-2) 43 35 – 78
JONES COLLEGE (8-3, 2-0) 44 42 – 86
HINDS (78)– Peyton Taylor 22, Stephane Ayangma 20,
Malik Henry 9, Anthony Johnson 8, Dontrell Alexander 7, Kenneth Lewis 7, Deonte Spencer 5.
JONES COLLEGE (86)–
Galen Alexander 23,
Tirus Smith 16,
Winceton Edwards 15,
David McCoy 9,
Shardarrion Allen 7,
Kenneth Rogers 6,
Michael Williams Jr. 6,
Zachariah Malone 4,
David Gaines Jr. 0.
