Greyhound Comeback Falls Short

Down 13 points at the half, the Greyhounds battled back to take the lead only to come up short at the end as Northwest Mississippi Community College took an 80-77 win Monday at Howard Coliseum in Senatobia, Mississippi.

In a game that featured 8 ties and 13 lead changes, the Rangers enjoyed making more free throws than the Greyhounds attempted with Northwest shooting 27-of-35 from the line to the Greyhounds 11-of-19. ASU Mid-South won the battle of the boards, 40-37, and limited the Rangers to just 8 offensive rebounds while shooting 10-of-23 from the three point line. But Northwest shot 45.3% from the field, largely thanks to the first half where they shot 51.7% from the field and were 5-of-10 from the three-point line.

Jeremiah Jones led the Greyhounds with 20 points while Sam Smith finished with 13 points and a team-high 6 rebounds. Mekhai Washington scored 11 points, Jailen Anderson finished with 10 points, and J.T. Smith had a team-high 5 assists to go with 5 rebounds and 2 points.

The Greyhounds (4-3) travel to Dyersburg State Community College (TN) Wednesday and return to The Dog House for a Saturday doubleheader against Itawamba Community College (MS) with tip-off scheduled for 4:00pm after the 2:00pm women's game.