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Bear drop South Division contest at Pearl River

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

Men's Basketball | 2/6/2018 12:35:00 AM

The Bears found the road was a tough place to be Monday night as they were defeated 72-57 by Pearl River in MACJC South Division play in Poplarville.
 
With the loss, the Bears fell to 13-5 overall and 4-5 in the South. Pearl River climbed to 15-2, 7-2.
 
Pearl River took an early 2-0 lead. The Bears then scored the next six points, taking a 6-2 lead on a Roydell Brown jumper with 18:05 left in the first half.
 
Unfortunately for the Bears, Pearl River would then go on a 23-5 run and take a 25-11 lead with 11:19 still to play in the half. Then, with 8:47 on the clock, the hosts took their biggest lead of the half, 30-13.
                                                                                                                                              
Antonio Cowart, Jr.., and Jeremy Harrell combined to score six straight points for the Bears to pull them to within 30-19 with 7:18 before the half. The teams would trade baskets the remainder of the half before going into intermission with Pearl River on top 41-29.
 
A pair of Harrell buckets trimmed the Bears' deficit to 41-33 with 18:12 left in the game. But, Pearl River quickly scored six straight to push out to a 47-33 advantage with 16:20 to play.
 
With 9:07 on the clock, a Brown three-point play allowed the Bears to pull to within 10 points, 57-47. That, unfortunately, would be as close as the Bears would get the rest of the night. After an 11-2 run allowed Pearl River to take its largest lead of the game, 68-49, with 4:57 to play, the Bears could come no closer than 14 points.
 
"Tonight was a game where I felt we could never really get in a rhythm offensively," said Bears head coach Thomas Gray. "I thought our shot selection could have been a little better. Also, defensively, we didn't have the attention to detail that you have to play in order to beat a tough team on the road. We will take this loss as an opportunity to improve as a team."
 
Cowart, Jr., had 13 points and 10 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the year, to lead the Bears. Brown also had a double-double, his eighth of the season, with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Harrell also netted 10 points. The Bears hit 14 of 25 free throws.
 
Pearl River's Eric Thornton led all scorers with 17 points. He and his teammates were 14-22 at the free throw line.
 
The Bears return home for their next game, hosting the Meridian Eagles Thursday night. The South Division matchup is scheduled for a 7:15 start.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jeremy Harrell

#1 Jeremy Harrell

F/C
6' 7"
Sophomore
Antonio Cowart, Jr.

#4 Antonio Cowart, Jr.

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Roydell Brown

#22 Roydell Brown

G
6' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jeremy Harrell

#1 Jeremy Harrell

6' 7"
Sophomore
F/C
Antonio Cowart, Jr.

#4 Antonio Cowart, Jr.

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Roydell Brown

#22 Roydell Brown

6' 5"
Sophomore
G