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

Bears pick up 86-65 road win at East Central

After starting slow the first half, the Southwest Bears soon put it into high gear Thursday night in Decatur and came home with a convincing 86-65 win over the host East Central Warriors.
 
With the win, their third straight, the Bears moved to 9-6 overall and, at 3-3, into a tie with Pearl River for fourth place in the MACJC South Division. East Central fell to 6-9 and 2-4.
 
East Central took an early 2-0 lead and was on top 8-7 with 15:38 to play in the half. But, sparked by a Twymond Howard jumper and capped by Christian Robbins' layup, the Bears went on an 11-0 run to take an 18-8 lead with 11:59 on the clock. Only once the rest of the night did the lead fall below 10 points.
 
A pair of Chris Jones free throws put the Bears on top by 15, 35-20, with 4:07 to play in the half. They took a 13-point, 39-26, advantage into the locker room at the break.
 
The Warriors pulled to within 10 points, 39-29, on Ramone Tate's three-pointer with 18:50 left in the game. But, the rest of the game was all Southwest. An 8-0 run, capped by a Jaylen Moore basket, gave the Bears a 60-34 lead with 11:37 to go. A pair of Justin McCray free throws with 1:49 left gave them their biggest lead of the night, 82-55, and they went on to claim the 21-point victory.
 
"I'm just really proud of my guys and the way we were able to guard tonight," said Southwest third-year head coach Casey Carter. "Us getting stops was huge because we were able to get out in transition and score easy buckets or get in the lane and kick out for uncontested threes."
 
"(Getting stops) was the reason we were able to shoot such a good percentage from the field (the Bears hit 31 of 57 field goals for 57%). It all fell on the simple fact that we were really locked in on the scouting report of what East Central wanted to do. Give our guys full credit for following that scouting report and guarding them really well tonight."
 
Moore topped the Bears scoring attack with 16 points in the game. Howard and Jones both picked up 12 points (Howard added 13 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season) while Corey Williams and Deione Weeks also were in double figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
 
McCray registered eight points and Jamal Hester had seven. Robbins and Xavion Dillon both netted two points. The Bears shot 77% from the free throw line, hitting 17 of 22.
 
Terrance Mujahid led East Central with 13 points. The Warriors struggled at the free throw line, hitting only 17 of 40.
 
The Bears return to the home court for their next game, hosting Meridian on Monday night. The game is set for a 7:15 start.

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