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LJ Hackman
Jacob Golobay
49
Piney Woods Post Grad PWPG
100
Winner Jones College JONES 3-1
Piney Woods Post Grad PWPG
49
Final
100
Jones College JONES
3-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Piney Woods Post Grad PWPG 29 20 49
Jones College JONES 51 49 100

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | By Shawn Wansley, Jones SID

Five Bobcats score in double figures in win over Tornados

ELLISVILLE – Jones College placed five players in double figures and cruised to a 100-49 victory over the Piney Woods Post Grad Tornados here Tuesday night at A.B. Howard Gymnasium.
 
Jones improved to 3-1 on the season.
 
The Bobcats scored the game's first seven points, but Piney Woods responded with eight straight to take an 8-7 lead with 15:20 left in the first half. 
 
Jones went on a 22-5 run and took a 29-13 lead with 8:28 showing when Dimp Pernell (Horn Lake) made a 3-pointer. The Bobcats would lead 51-29 at halftime.
 
It was more of the same in the second half. Ky Pernell's (Horn Lake) two free throws with 10:16 left gave the Bobcats a 79-33 lead. Jones' largest lead came with 2:13 remaining when Dekaveon Taylor (Shreveport, Louisiana) made a dunk.

Dimp, the reigning MACCC Player of the Week, led the way with 18 points and his twin brother Ky added 17. Coming off the bench, Samarion Grant (Jackson Provine) had 14 points, Trey Smith (Terry) had 13 and Malik Franklin (Vicksburg) added 11.
 
Smith ended up with a double-double, pulling down 10 rebounds. Point guard LJ Hackman (Columbus) led the Bobcats with five assists.
 
The Bobcats shot 51 percent from the floor, 55 percent from 3-point range (15-of-27) and 55 percent from the free throw line (11-of-20).
 
Jones out-rebounded Piney Woods, 50-33, and had 25 assists compared to 10 for the Tornados.
 
Cardez Norman led Piney Woods with 12 points and Jared Days added 11 points and 11 boards.
 
Jones travels to Mississippi Gulf Coast for an 8 p.m. tipoff on Thursday and will visit Mississippi Delta on Nov. 13.
 
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