Greyhounds Bite Too Much for Williams Baptist
The Greyhounds forced 20 turnovers and used a 43-28 rebounding advantage to take a 110-64 victory over the visiting Williams Baptist University JV Eagles Monday at The Dog House in West Memphis.
The Greyhounds forced 20 turnovers and used a 43-28 rebounding advantage to take a 110-64 victory over the visiting Williams Baptist University JV Eagles Monday at The Dog House in West Memphis.
The teams battled even for the first 6 1/2 minutes of the game until ASU Mid-South took the lead for good on a T.J. Stewart layup with 13:25 left in the first half and never looked back, going on a 14-2 run over the next three minutes and leading 57-33 at the half. Then in the second half, the Greyhounds began with a 19-6 run to put the game away.
Holding the Eagles to just 38.5% shooting from the field and only three three-pointers, ASU Mid-South shot 55.7% from the field and hit 15 treys for the win.
Jesse Washington led all scorers with 21 points to go with 6 rebounds, and Chris Martin hit for 20 points with 6 three-pointers to go with 5 boards and 4 assists. O.J. Marrs scored a career-high 17 points, Je'marion Westbrook finished with a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds, Jailen Anderson scored 11 points to go with 4 assists, and T.J. Stewart chipped in 10 points.
The Greyhounds (15-6, 3-0) turn their attention back to NJCAA Region 2 play beginning with National Park College (11-6, 2-1) Thursday night in The Dog House and traveling to play North Arkansas College (15-4, 1-2) Saturday in Harrison.
2022-23 NJCAA Region 2 Men's Basketball Standings
Team | W | L | Pct | |
1 | ASU Mid-South | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
2 | SAU Tech | 2 | 1 | .667 |
2 | National Park | 2 | 1 | .667 |
5 | North Arkansas | 1 | 2 | .333 |
5 | South Arkansas | 1 | 2 | .333 |
6 | UA Cossatot | 0 | 3 | .000 |