Greyhounds Corral Colts with Defense
The Greyhounds' stifling defense held the University of Arkansas Cossatot Colts to just 17 first-half points on the way to a 76-54 victory Saturday at The Dog House in West Memphis.
The Greyhounds' stifling defense held the University of Arkansas Cossatot Colts to just 17 first-half points on the way to a 76-54 victory Saturday at The Dog House in West Memphis.
The Colts led 4-3 at the 16:55 mark before ASU Mid-South went on a 17-3 run capped by a Jesse Washington three-pointer with 9:22 left to play and the Greyhounds up 20-6. Washington would go on to hit 5 treys in the first half as ASU Mid-South led 33-17 at the break. Then in the second half, the Greyhounds continued to increase the lead as they began the half with a 15-4 run for a 48-21 lead with 13:17 remaining. The Colts would get no closer than 18 points the rest of the way.
ASU Mid-South shot 43.5% from the field and 6-of-19 (31.6%) from the three-point line as Jesse Washington hit all 6 three-pointers. UA Cossatot would shoot just 29.5% from the field and 1-of-21 (4.8%) from the arc. The Greyhounds also controlled the boards, 50-35, and dished out 24 assists on 27 field goals.
Jesse Washington led all scorers with 20 points while going 6-of-11 from downtown and collecting 6 rebounds while dishing out 4 assists. Christian Thompson went for 12 points and 5 boards, and Kyrin Dock chipped in 11 points while pulling down 5 rebounds to go with a game-high 6 assists.
The Greyhounds (18-8, 6-2) next travel to Shorter College in North Little Rock Thursday before returning to The Dog House Saturday to host North Arkansas College at 4pm following the women's game at 2pm. ASU Mid-South will hold a short ceremony to honor their sophomores between the women's and men's games on Saturday.
2022-23 NJCAA Region 2 Men's Basketball Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct | |
| 1 | ASU Mid-South | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| 2 | National Park | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| 2 | North Arkansas | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| 4 | SAU Tech | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| 5 | South Arkansas | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| 6 | UA Cossatot | 1 | 7 | .143 |
