Men Start Winning Streak Behind Brown’s Double-Double

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – The Rust College men's basketball program has strung together back-to-back triumphs for the first time in two months after slaying the Knights from Southern University of New Orleans, 67-60.

The Basics: 

• Score
• • Rust – 67
  • SUNO – 60

• Records
• • Rust (8-11, 5-7 Gulf Coast)
  • SUNO (6-19, 6-8 Gulf Coast)

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

• Series History (Since 2021-22)
• • Rust Leads 4-0 (100%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2021-22)
• • Rust (W4) | SUNO's Last Win: N/A

Rust Top Performers: 

• Khalil Brown recorded his first career double-double as a Bearcat, notching a Bearcat-best 17 points, 12 rebounds and two assists on top of three steals plus a block.

• Christopher Hood put together a solid 15 points and a half-dozen boards while stealing a contest-most three steals.

• Xavier Evans was the lone student-athlete on either side to play the full 40 minutes, going for 11 and four regarding points and rebounds, respectively.

• Jordin Jackson was the fourth and final player to reach double-digits, logging ten points with Bryson Wooten averaging an assist for every 30 seconds of play with two in four minutes.

Next:

• Head Coach Howard White and his troops are eyeing their first three-game winning streak since he took over to start 2023-24 opposite Wiley University at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday evening.