Bearcats Win The Turnover Battle, Lose The Game With Tigers

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – The Rust College men's basketball program put together a plus-four turnover margin on the night (15-11) and held Stillman to just 25% from three-point land, but ultimately never led at any point in a 80-73 defeat.

The Basics:

• Score
  • Stillman – 80
  • Rust – 73

• Records
  • Rust (1-3, 0-0 Gulf Coast)
  • Stillman (2-2, 0-0 Southern States)

• Location
  • Holly Springs, Mississippi – W.A. McMillan Center

• Series History (Since 2015-16)
  • Stillman Leads 15-0 (0%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2015-16)
  • Stillman (W15) | Rust's Last Win: N/A

Rust Top Performers:

• Christopher Hood topped the team at 19 points with Xavier Evans (12), Jalin Thomas (11), and Khalil Brown (10) all going for double-digit scoring outputs.

• Catthadious Moore was the Cats' top rebounder per usual by snatching eight to go along with six points.

• Evans, in addition to his dozen points, accounted for nearly half of the club's steals as he made up four of the nine (44.4%) that the Blue and White tallied and shot 50% from the court (5-for-10).

Next:

• RC will complete the home-and-home with Crowley's Ridge only five games into the season on Saturday when the Pioneers come to town for a 2 p.m. contest.