February 26, 2010

TIGERS SET TO FACE LIONS IN REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

Booneville, Miss. –Northeast Mississippi Community College will travel to Clinton on Tuesday, March 2 to take part in the Region XXIII Basketball Tournament at Mississippi College and will face the MACJC North Division Champs East Mississippi.

First round action will tip-off in Clinton on March 2 at noon with Jones Junior College taking on ICC in game one while game two will feature the MACJC State Champion Pearl River Wildcats facing Southern Shreveport (La.) at 2 p.m.  The evening match-ups will be Delgado Community College (La.) verses Hinds followed by Northeast taking on East Mississippi in the nightcap.

Coach David Robbins’ team split with the Lions in the regular season dropping the first game in Scooba 71-64 but was able to defeat EMCC at Bonner Arnold Coliseum on February 18 on a final of 71-67.    

Tip-off time for the Tigers/Lions match-up is set for 8 p.m. and will be available on ESPN Radio 96.3 and via the web at http://www.teamline.cc/teampage?teamcode=1452.
 
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