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Southwest Mississippi Community College

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vs. Gulf Coast
Donna Janotta

Men's Basketball Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information

Bears fall to visiting Gulf Coast, 78-70

The woes continue for the Southwest Bears. After leading 40-35 at the half, the Bears saw the visiting Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs take control in the final 6:45 of the game and leave Summit with a 78-70 win.
 
The loss, their fourth consecutive, dropped the Bears to 4-5 overall and 0-2 in the MACJC's South Division as they enter the semester break. The Bulldogs moved to 8-2 and 2-0,
 
The teams traded baskets early in the game with three ties and three lead changes in the first 16:03. A Chris Jones three pointer tied the game at 10-10 and sent the Bears on an 8-0 run to put them up 18-10 with 13:26 left in the half. A Xavion Dillon free throw pushed the lead to 10 points, 40-30, with 1:54 on the clock. The Bulldogs scored the final five points of the half to send the Bears into the locker room on top 40-35.
 
The teams again traded baskets in the early going of the second half. However, the visitors soon showed they came to play and to win. With the Bears on top, 59-54, Gulf Coast's Chris Bilbo nailed a three-pointer with 6:45 to play to start a 16-0. When the smoke cleared, the Bulldogs led 70-59 with 3:33 to play. They then went on to the eight-point victory.
 
"It's a tough loss," said Southwest head coach Casey Carter. "We're still working on trying to get better and we're going to continue to do that."
 
Twymond Howard led the Bears' offense with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Jones and Jaylen Moore both netted 13 points and Dillon had 11. Dillon also pulled down nine rebounds.
 
Corey Williams registered nine points for the Bears while Deione Weeks scored eight. Jamal Hester added two points. The Bears hit eight of 16 free throws.
 
The Bulldogs' Roger Woods led all scorers with 23 points in the game. He and his teammates hit 11 of 20 free throws.
 
Taking time off for the holidays, the Bears return to the court on January 7 when the visit the Mississippi Delta Trojans in Moorhead.

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