Northwest Mississippi Community College rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit but fell to Dyersburg State Community College 76-74 on a last-second shot in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The loss left the Rangers 2-2 and ended their bid for a third straight win. Dyersburg State improved to 4-1.
Northwest trailed 59-45 early in the second half before Isaiah Thomas and Demetrius Duffy helped spark a 12-0 run. The Rangers later tied the score at 69, 71 and 74, but Dyersburg State held the final possession and made the winning shot.
Chancellor Terry and Duffy scored 16 points each for Northwest. Thomas added 15 points and Brown had 14. Thomas and Duffy each grabbed six rebounds, while Peyton Lindley led the Rangers with four assists off the bench.
Northwest made 24 of 56 field-goal attempts and shot better than 80% from the free-throw line. The Rangers made 27.8% of their 3-point attempts.
Northwest’s next scheduled game was Friday at 7 p.m. against Southeast Arkansas College at Howard Coliseum. The source listed the Sharks at 1-3 and said they were coming off an 80-61 loss to Coahoma Community College on Monday. The game was scheduled to stream on Ranger TV.
