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Scott's 5th 30-point game of the seasons leads to a Bears win

| By: by Cody Junkin
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Box Score Southwest Mississippi's Men's Basketball beat Holmes Community College in an 86-80 home win on Monday, February 2nd to improve to 4-1 in conference play.

The Bears jumped out to a quick 13-5 lead in the first 5 minutes of the game off of three pointers from Robert Flantroy II, Chidi Nwosu, and Courterius Scott.

A Cy Merrett slam hyped up the crowd and set the tone as Southwest continued to dominate on both ends of the court.

Another Scott three pointer pushed the lead to 23-11 as the Bulldogs struggled to get the offense going.

Scott closed out the half with yet another three followed by a layup from Andre Ngomabie to set the Bears up with a 40-28 lead at halftime.

Courterius Scott continued to display his offensive prowess in the second half with 2 more three pointers in the first 6:00 of the half.

The Bears played smart on both ends of the court to keep the lead over the Bulldogs.

In the last 6 minutes of the game, Southwest went 13/14 on free throws helping them seal the 86-80 win over Holmes.

The final 5 free throws were all made by Courterius Scott pushing him to 32 points marking his 5th game with at least 30 points this season. Scott had 5 three pointers made and went 7/8 from
the free throw line as well.

Leano Rolle contributed 18 points going 10/12 from the free throw line. Cy Merrett also added 12 points to the scoring.

"What we always say is 'What's next?'… let's attack what's next and what's next is this possession, this press break, this defensive possession, this free throw. Whatever it may be let's just focus on what's right in front of us," said Head Coach Corey Schmidt, "there's always going to be emotions and frustrations. It's a physical game. It's an emotional game, ups and downs. And its all about how you control them and respond and get to the next thing… some of the emotions were up and down tonight, but I thought we did a good job of locking back in."

The Bears (10-11, 4-1*conference) take on Itawamba Community College on Thursday, February 5th on the road in Fulton.
 
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