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Northeast Mississippi Community College’s men and women’s basketball teams found the road unkind in their longest combined road trip of the year as the Tigers and Lady Tigers traveled to Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Arkansas on Monday, January 30.
 
First-year Lady Tiger head coach Brian Alexander saw his Lady Tigers come up on the short end 69-66 decision while the Buffaloes handed the Tigers just their fourth loss of the year 92-82.
 

First year Lady Tiger head coach Brian Alexander picked up a big victory on the road in Scooba over the Lady Lions while the Tigers dropped a heartbreaker in the nightcap Tuesday evening in Scooba.
 
Northeast won the opener 66-57 over East Mississippi (4-9, 1-2) at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum to improve to 6-7 overall—but more importantly moved to 2-1 in the MACJC North Division standings.
 
Coach Alexander’s team received a game-high 22 points from Amber Jackson while Anna Brooke Page and Shunquest Howell added 16 points apiece.

Lavon Hooks collected a double-double to help propel the Northeast Tigers to a 6-0 start by defeating the Meridian Eagles 80-78 on Monday night in Meridian.
Hooks finished with 18 points and 16 rebounds as Coach Robbins’ squad rallied back in the second half for the win after trailing Meridian 38-37 at the break.

Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams showed that they would be a force to reckon with in the Mississippi Association of Community/Junior Colleges.

David Robbins’ Tigers knocked off the high-powered Wallace State Lions 81-54 while Brian Alexander’s Lady Tigers took the Lady Lions to the brink in their season opener before falling in a heartbreaker 75-73.