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"It was a big three, (Hughes) has hit some big shots for us, and that was a big shot," said Warriors coach Billy Smith. "(Willis) making those two free throws when we were up by one was big. He did a good job of composing him– self." Hughes finished the game with a team-high 20 points, and Jamaal Martin, a Northeast Lauderdale graduate, added 15 in the win. Stephen Dyes scored 12 points for the Warriors, and Ryan Hudson tallied 11 in the win. MCC guard Mecose Todd scored a game-high 31 points, and Willie Powers tallied 24 in the loss. "(ECCC) played well and with more energy, they wanted it badder than us," said Eagles coach George Brooks. "There is not a whole lot I can say. They played harder than us." MCC continues its season against Gulf Coast Community College on Thursday at home, starting with the women's con– test at 6 p.m. ECCC continues its season on the road against Copiah-Lincoln Community College on Thursday.

each scored nine points for Ecce. Mosley paced MCC's offense scoring a game-high 21 points, and patty Monroe and Karmethia Mazique each tal–

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ECCC guard Dewayne Hughes hit the game– deciding shot with 26 ticks left on the clock in a second half that saw 11 lead changes and four ties. With the Warriors trailing 79-77, Hughes hit his fourth three-point shot of the game to give ECCC an 80-79 lead over MCC. The Eagles missed hitting a shot on the following posses– sion, and the home team had to foul Warriors guardAI Willis with seven ~econds left in the game. ' Willis hit a pair of free throws to give ECCC a three– point edge, and MCC couldn't connect from behind the arc in the closing seconds to tie the game. men's

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