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Northeast ou lasts ECCC 129·120 in d u e overtime

way to score when they had to. There we– re~ 't many people here, but a l.:>t of people mtssed a heck-of-a ball game. You don ' t see many like that" Tracy Miller scored 11 ofNonheast's 16 points in the second overtime to send the 2~-5 Tigers into tonight's 8 p.m. semifinal wtth 21-10 Jones, a 75-63 winner over Meridian on Monday. ECCC took a 48-40 lead into halftime and stretched it to 69-53 on a dunk b Terry Thames with 14:32 remaining. Sti up by 13, Nonheast began its comeback af- ~ ter ECCC's Tyrone Stowers missed a dun}0:; at the 14-minute mark. Stowers went 12-of-23 from the field to lead the Warriors with 31 points. Kevin Kennedy added 21, Tony Bailey 17 , Thames 14, Mark Stribling 13, and Eric Mays 12. Stowers also had eight rebounds and two blocked shots. ~urry McGaha scored 17-straight Tiger pomts to bring them to within 90-87 with just under three minutes left in regulation. Two free throws from Stribling gave ECCC a 100-97lead with 17.2 seconds showing, but Miller drilled a 3-pointer to even t.he contest at 100-100. Thames' 25-footer at the buzzer hit the back of the iron and bounced away. Thames forced another ftve minutes SeeECCC SB • with a driving layup wit'll 2.3 sec– onds left in the first ovenime. A three-point play by McGaha gave the Tigers a 120-115 lead with 3:22 left in the second over– time. McGaha had 30 of his 37 points in the second half.

• More Region 23, 58. By MARTY STAMPER Star sports wnter

CLINTON- Northeast outscored East Central, 16-7, in the second overtime of ~uesday's Region 23 Tooi.lament quartcr– fmal to take a 129-120""in in"" bat may go down as the greatest game in the history of Mississippi junior college men's ba..,.ket– baJL It certain!) can ' t be too far down the list. Consider that ECCC sbot 52.3 percent from the field. rna ·ing ~6-of-88 shots as well as 20-of-26 free throws. Northeast shot 51.7 percent from the field, 63.3 per– cent after halftime. Northeast was 28-of-39 at the free-throw line. Consider that both teams had six players score in double figures . "I thought our guy;) shov. cd tonight how far they've brooghtthis program," ECCC coach Jay Bov.en said. "It v. as an c>.ccllent ballgame, excellently played on both ends. It's a s~ame lhis type of ballgame had to be played m the fin round of the regionals." "I thought they played a bcuer whole game than we did, but the second half was outstanding," 'onheast coach Harvey Childer~ sa_id. :·Both teams wouldn't quit, wouldn t gtve an. They just kept finding a

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points to seaJ the win. . ECCC f inished at 21-6, bury– rng a long period of basketball futility. ·~I~m very proud of our guys " Bowen added. "They' ¥e put E~t Centra! on the map in the state of Mississippi and probably nation– ally as far as basketball. They have nothing to be ashamed of. It was a great ballgame." NORTHEAST (U9)- Tracy Miller 32 Tun Ezb~ 11. Tncy Thomu 3, Scouy Alexlll~ 13.

"We tried to play in front, we tried to play on the side, and we tried to play behind," Bowen said. "We knew going in he was a great player. He and Miller are probably tWO Of the best players

in the State."

Miller finished with 32 points, ~~~as~~ 10 • Greg Sheffield 23. Murry While Greg Sheffield added 23. EASTCENTRAL (UO) - Eric Mays 12, Lulhcr Kennedy closed the gap to ~ey 3 •Teay Th_amca 14, Mark Stribling 13. Mar- 120-117 with 3:03left , but ECCC YUI Nash 2, KCWt Kennedy 21, Tony Bailey 17, :::..ron2.e Stowen 31, M.Lcht e.l Jame& S, Vandy Hop-

WOUldn't score again until just 10 ~ seconds remained. By then, MJller had tallied nine-~traight .

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