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CLARKSVILLE, Ark. - Following back-to-back conference losses to Texas-Tyler and Texas Dallas, the Louisiana College men's basketball team could ill afford to come up short in their visit to Ozarks. Lucky for coach
Gene Rushing, two junior sharpshooters combined to lead LC to an 86-77 victory.
The Wildcats - 11-11 overall, 10-8 in American Southwest Conference play and currently in third place in the ASC East - trailed 16-4 early and 38-32 at the half, but put up 54 second-half points to best the Eagles (6-17, 3-15 ASC).
Leading the way was junior point guard JeLani Mitchell who posted the highest offensive output of the season by any Wildcat and a career-high with 37 points .
Junior win
Jarrod Jackson added 22 for the Wildcats meaning that 59 of LC's points came courtesy of two players.
Sophomore
Romanaski Williams also had a career day and went for 13 points and six rebounds while junior
Korey Salmon put up six points and pulled 10 rebounds.
Ozarks was led by the quartet of Marcus Bobb (16 points), Kasey Lewis (15), Dustin Morrett (14) and David Robertson (11).
Next up for LC will be a visit to East Texas Baptist, the second-place team in the ASC East, on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. followed by the season finale at Mississippi College, the team currently tied for fourth in the ASC East, in what could turn out to be a play-in game for the ASC Tournament.