Gulf Coast drops a close one with Jones
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jones College (11-3, 3-3) | 32 | 29 | 61 |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (12-2, 4-2) | 32 | 25 | 57 |
PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast dropped a back-and-forth game Thursday with Jones, losing 61-57 at the Weathers-Wentzell Center.
The Bulldogs (12-2, 4-2 MACJC South) fall into a second-place tie with Hinds in the division.
Dillyn Neely (So., Biloxi/Biloxi) had 15 points to lead the Bulldogs. Damien Wheaton (Fr., Bay Springs/Bay Springs) and A.J. Banks (So., Pearl River Central/Carriere) had 10 each.
Gulf Coast, which was playing without leading scorer D'yasmond Booker after picking up two technical in the previous game, was up 51-50 with 3:26 to play. Jones (11-3, 3-3) scored nine of the next 12 points to seize control of the game.
The Bulldogs now start a stretch of four straight road games starting Monday at Hinds. Tipoff in Utica is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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