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Deione Weeks @ Pearl River

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

Bears defeated at Pearl River

With a win in their first encounter, the Southwest Bears were looking for a season sweep over host Pearl River Monday night in Poplarville. But, it was not to be as the Wildcats outshot the Bears from the field 60% (29-48) to 37% (22-60) enroute to an 87-71 win.
 
With the loss, the Bears dropped to 12-8 overall and, at 6-5, into fourth place in the MACJC's South Division. Pearl River moved to 14-5 and into third place in the South with a 7-4 record.
 
The first half was a close one. After Pearl River took an early 5-0 lead, the Bears rallied to go up 6-5 on Deione Weeks' jumper with 17:02 on the clock. A 7-0 run then put the Wildcats on top by six, 12-6, with 13:55 before the half.
 
After tying the game on five occasions, the Bears pulled ahead by two, 23-21, on a Twymond Howard basket with 6:11 to play. A pair of Howard free throws had them on top 25-23 with 5:16 to go. The Wildcats then outscored the Bears 12-4 to close out the first half and take a 35-29 lead into the break.
 
The Wildcats extended their lead to 11 points, 41-30, with 19:08 to play in the second half. A Xavion Dillon layup with 15:33 to play pulled the Bears back to within six, 47-41, but they would not come any closer. Outscoring the Bears 11-2 over the next 4:00, Pearl River pushed their lead out to 15 points, 58-43, and they went on to win by 16.
 
"It's always tough to win on the road at Pearl River," said Bears' head man Casey Carter. "But, when you choose to have the worse shooting night of the year, it makes it impossible (to win)."
 
"It just wasn't our night," Carter continued, "but, give Pearl River credit for their effort. I'm proud of the effort we got from Xavion (Dillon) off the bench. He had his best game (the freshman from Tylertown finished the night with a team-high 16 points). We have to put this one behind us and move forward because there are great things ahead for this team."
 
Corey Williams (14), Jaylen Moore (12) and Chris Jones (10) also finished the night in double figures for Southwest. Howard registered eight points while Weeks ended the game with seven. Jamal Hester and Justin McCray both netted two points. The Bears made good on 24 of 29 free throws.
 
Pearl River's Jeremy Hollimon scored 22 points to lead all scorers on the night. The Wildcats were 28-34 from the charity stripe.
 
The Bears continue their quest for the state playoffs Thursday night as they visit the Hinds Bulldogs in Utica. Game time is 7:30.

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