Bulldogs fall 78-63 at No. 12 Jones
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (6-3, 1-1) | 12 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 63 |
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Jones College (10-3, 2-0) | 23 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 78 |
Mississippi Gulf Coast dug a big hole to the 12th-ranked team in the country early, fought back to tie early in the second half but lost 78-63 to Jones in Ellisville on Monday night.
Simaru Fields (Fr., Gulfport/Gulfport) had 16 points to lead Gulf Coast, which falls to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in MACCC play.
An early 13-0 run put the Bulldogs behind 23-12 after 10 minutes. Gulf Coast got within 29-27 in the second quarter, but trailed by five at halftime.
Fields made a 3-pointer to open the second half, and TK Catchings (So., New Hebron/Simpson Academy) scored in the lane to tie it at 37-37 with 8:33 on the clock.
Gulf Coast stayed within range in the quarter, trailing 50-44 at the final break before Jones pulled away in the fourth.
Ja'Sharreah Hunt (Fr., Roxie/Franklin County) had 13 points and six rebounds., while Catchings notched another double-double with an 11-point, 13-rebound night off the bench. Tytiana Buckley (Fr., Meridian/Meridian) also had 11 points.
Jones improves to 10-3, 2-0.
Gulf Coast is back at home Thursday when Mississippi Delta visits. Tipoff at Dantzler Arena is set for 6 p.m. The game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.
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