Greyhounds Receive #2 Ranking, but Fall in St. Louis

After the latest NJCAA Rankings came out earlier in the day and had the Greyhounds at #2 in the nation, ASU Mid-South could not escape with a win that night, falling 68-57 at St. Louis Community College Monday in Missouri.

ASU Mid-South, who entered Monday's contest averaging over 100 points per game, did not adjust well to the slower, methodical pace of the Archers, and the Greyhounds just couldn't find their touch as they shot a season-low 32.2% from the field and were just as anemic from the arc going 4-of-18 to manage a season-low 57 points.

Trailing 35-30 at halftime, ASU Mid-South fought back with a 18-4 run to take a 48-39 lead. Back-to-back three-pointers by Kylon McCullough and Kevin Fulton were followed by 6 straight points from Sam Smith as the Greyhounds looked to have found their touch. But St. Louis put a cover on the Greyhound basket and battled back with a 11-2 run to lead 60-50 with 4:30 remaining, and the Greyhounds could get no closer than 7 points the rest of the way.

Sam Smith led all scorers with 19 points to go with 9 rebounds while Kylon McCullough scored 17 and J.T. Smith finished with 13 points. But only three others Greyhounds scored and those three accounted for only 8 points as only J.T. Smith shot at least 50% from the field.

The Greyhounds are the second ranked team that St. Louis (7-5) has defeated this season after the Archers beat John Wood Community College, ranked #9 at the time and currently ranked #17, 74-52 on February 6 in St. Louis.

ASU Mid-South (8-1) next returns home to The Dog House for a Thursday make-up game against Central Baptist College JV that was postponed due to inclement weather in February. They then return to the road to face region-rival North Arkansas College Saturday at 2:00pm in Harrison.