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Bears squeak by Trojans, 61-60, in Moorhead

By: Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information
Roydell Brown

Men's Basketball | 1/8/2018 11:44:00 PM

Roydell Brown's layup with 0:25 on the clock proved to be the difference Monday night as the Bears squeaked by the Mississippi Delta Trojans, 61-60, in Moorhead to open the 2018 portion of their schedule. With the win, the Bears moved to 9-1 on the season.
 
The Trojans raced out to a 9-2 lead early in the contest. Sparked by an Aleksa Dobrijevic three pointer, the Bears then went on a 10-0 run to take a 12-9 lead with 12:36 left in the first half. A Howard Smith trey, with 10:52 on the clock, then extended the Bears' advantage to 19-13.
 
Outscoring the Bears 9-3 over the next 5:46, the Trojans knotted the score at 22-all with 7:06 left before the half. The Trojans then went on a 9-1 run over the final 4:29 of the half to take a 36-29 lead at intermission.
 
Starting with a Brown free throw and ending with his jumper, the Bears opened the second half on a 14-3 run to move out to a 43-39 lead with 12:10 remaining in the game. After seeing the Trojans (5-6) tie the game at 43-43, the Bears outscored their hosts 13-4 and went up 56-47 on an old-fashioned three-point play by John Knight III with 6:43 on the clock.
 
Unwilling to go quietly into the night, the Trojans then went on a run of their own, 11-2, to tie the game at 58-58 with 3:32 to go. They then took a 60-59 lead, with 1:08 to go, before Brown found the bottom of the net to give the Bears the close victory.
 
Brown ended the night with 24 points and 13 rebounds, his third double-double of the season while Knight III was also in double figures with 10 points.
The Bears made 11 of 18 free throws.
 
Terrell Jennings scored 12 points to lead the Trojans. He and his teammates were 6-18 from the free throw line.
 
The Bears return home for their next contest, hosting the Pearl River Wildcats Thursday night in an MACJC South Division matchup. Tipoff is set for 7:15.
 
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Players Mentioned

Howard Smith

#5 Howard Smith

G/F
6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
John Knight III

#3 John Knight III

G
6' 2"
Freshman
Aleksa Dobrijevic

#15 Aleksa Dobrijevic

G/F
6' 7"
Freshman
Roydell Brown

#22 Roydell Brown

G
6' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Howard Smith

#5 Howard Smith

6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
G/F
John Knight III

#3 John Knight III

6' 2"
Freshman
G
Aleksa Dobrijevic

#15 Aleksa Dobrijevic

6' 7"
Freshman
G/F
Roydell Brown

#22 Roydell Brown

6' 5"
Sophomore
G