
Wolves Drop Heartbreaker in Overtime Against Bulldogs
UTICA – The Co-Lin Men's Basketball team resumed MACCC play on the road against Hinds on Thursday, February 20. The Bulldogs and Wolves needed extra time to decide the winner in the game as the Bulldogs picked up a 79-78 win over the Wolves in a thrilling overtime contest.
The first half was tightly contested between the two teams as they traded baskets and leads, but ultimately the Bulldogs outscored the Wolves, 39-34, to hold a lead by that margin as the teams headed to the locker rooms at halftime. The second half was just as close as the second half with the Wolves getting the better of the Bulldogs and outscoring them, 35-30, to leave the game tied 69-69 at the end of regulation and sending the game into overtime.
In the overtime period, the teams once again traded baskets and leads as the Wolves looked to claim a road win over the Bulldogs leading by one point in the final seconds. However, the Bulldogs hit the game-winning buzzer beater to pull off the win, 79-78, against the Wolves.
Prince Ojukwu (Etobicoke, Ontario) led the way for the Wolves as he narrowly missed a double-double with 19 points and seven rebounds while Javian Watkins (Jackson) provided a huge spark while flirting with a triple-double performance off the bench with 18 points, four rebounds, seven assists, and six steals.
Deven Bates (Jackson) narrowly missed a triple-double performance with 14 points, seven rebounds, and eight assists while Dakotah Hillard (Hazlehurst) had 13 points with five rebounds. Keisean Shields (Atoka, OK) had seven points, Chris Stephens, Jr., (Bryram), Dawson Knox (Brookhaven), and Zach Thompson (Hattiesburg) had two points each while Jayden Jackson (Camden) had one point to round out the scoring for the Wolves.
Co-Lin is now 10-13 overall, 2-9 in MACCC play, and will return to action hosting Itawamba on Monday, February 24. Tip-off between the Indians and the Wolves is set for 7:30 p.m., at Mullen Gym in Wesson.