BOONEVILLE, Miss. — NEMCC basketball came home from Arkansas with two road wins Tuesday, Nov. 10, as the Northeast Mississippi Community College men stayed unbeaten with a 91-64 rout of Arkansas State Mid-South and the Lady Tigers stretched their winning streak to four games with a 70-58 victory, according to game reports from Northeast athletics.
Both games were played in West Memphis, Arkansas. The men are now 4-0 and return to Booneville to host the Bonner Arnold Classic on Thursday and Friday. The women are 4-1.
NEMCC basketball men roll behind Chandler, Simmons
The Tigers led from the opening minute and never let the Greyhounds back in it. Northeast built a 24-9 cushion midway through the first half, went to the locker room ahead 41-23, and pushed the margin as high as 28 points after the break.
Five Tigers scored in double figures, and Northeast controlled the glass, outrebounding ASU Mid-South 56-24. The Tigers shot 52.1% from the field (37 of 71), handed out 26 assists and scored 50 points in the paint.
Jalen Chandler: game-high 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting, with 10 rebounds and four assists
Kedrick Simmons: 19 points and 11 rebounds on 8-of-13 shooting
Buddy Spearman: 14 points
Mike Hood: 12 points
TJ Warren: 11 points and a team-high seven assists
ASU Mid-South, which fell to 0-3, cut the gap to 19 with an 11-2 run in the second half, but Chandler scored six straight points at the rim late to close out the 27-point win.
Lady Tigers win fourth straight
In the women’s game, Northeast held the Greyhounds to 22.8% shooting (13 of 57) and led by double digits for most of the afternoon. The Lady Tigers were up 20-14 after one quarter, 37-24 at halftime and 59-38 heading into the fourth before ASU Mid-South closed the final margin to 12.
Chloe Smith, making her first start of the season, led Northeast with 17 points and seven rebounds, four of them on the offensive end. Kazli Timbes added 16 points, six rebounds and three steals, and Jordyn Crumedy finished with 15 points and five rebounds, including three 3-pointers. Lauren Norwood had a team-high seven assists.
It was a whistle-heavy game: Northeast’s report says the teams combined for 66 fouls and 85 free-throw attempts. The Lady Tigers got 28 points from their bench and scored 26 points off turnovers.
What’s next for Northeast
Men: Bonner Arnold Classic in Booneville — vs. John A. Logan at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, and vs. Ranger at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13.
Women: at Coastal Alabama-North at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. Northeast’s report says the two teams will meet again at Bonner Arnold Coliseum the following Saturday.
Northeast Mississippi Community College serves Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and Union counties from its main campus in Booneville.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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