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Xavion Dillon vs. East Central
Chuck Barnes

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

Bears fall to East Central in overtime

Sophomore Night did not go as planned for the Southwest Bears' as their  hunt for a spot in next week's MACJC state tournament was put on hold Monday with a tough 100-95 overtime loss at home to East Central.
 
The loss dropped the Bears to 12-10 overall. At 6-7, they hold the fourth spot in the South Division, one game ahead of Co-Lin (the top four teams from each division advance to the post-season). East Central moved to 9-13 and 4-9.
 
The Bears fell behind early, 7-0, Monday night, but quickly rebounded to take an 8-7 lead on Twymond Howard's jumper with 15:25 on the clock. The teams then traded baskets and the lead over the next several minutes.
 
A Jacques Johnson bucket with 10:55 to play put the Warriors up 20-15. But, a Xavion Dillon three-pointer and two Chris Jones free throws jump started a 19-7 Southwest run that put the Bears on top 34-27 with 6:02 on the clock.
 
East Central closed out the half by outscoring the Bears 14-8. A layup by Quinton Campbell with 0:32 left ended the first-half scoring and sent the teams in the locker room at the break with the Bears on top 42-41.
After five lead changes and a tie in the first 6:17 of the second half, the Bears found themselves on top 58-52 with 13:43 left in the game. They went on to hold a six-point advantage four more times in the half, but East Central found a way to stay close each time.
 
Down 84-80, East Central pulled back to within one point, 84-83, on Kristian Clark's three-pointer with 1:00 to play. Jones then nailed a pair of free throws to put the Bears up 86-83 with 0:32 to go. But, with time running down, Clark launched another three pointer that found the mark with 0:01 on the clock to tie the game at 86-86 and force the extra period.
 
East Central quickly went up 92-87 in overtime and held a 97-91 lead with 1:10 to play. Trailing 98-95 with 0:10 remaining, the Bears had a shot to tie the game, but Jaylen Moore's three-point attempt was unsuccessful and the Warriors were able to escape with the win.
 
"I'm just really disappointed in the effort by our guys," said Southwest head coach Casey Carter. "This game meant so much to us and didn't mean anything to the other team (in terms of the playoffs). It's just very disappointing."
 
Howard scored a double-double, with 22 points and 15 rebounds, to pace the Southwest offense. Deione Weeks scored 21 points while Jones had 20. Moore was also in double figures, with 13 points, as was Dillon, with 12.
 
Jamal Hester added five points and Corey Williams netted two. The Bears made good on 15 of 20 free throws.
 
Campbell scored 25 points for East Central to lead all scorers. The Warriors hit 21 of 40 free throws.
 
Southwest can clinch a spot in the state tournament with a win at Meridian Thursday night. Tipoff is set for 7:30.

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