UTICA, Miss. – The Hinds Community College Bulldogs opened their home schedule in impressive fashion Monday night, rallying past the Delgado Community College Dolphins for an 81-72 victory at J.D. Boyd Gymnasium in Utica. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 2-1 overall on the season.
Hinds faced an early challenge, trailing Delgado 38-33 at halftime. However, the Bulldogs responded with an outstanding second-half performance, outscoring the Dolphins 48-34 to secure the nine-point victory in front of the home crowd.
Terrance Clark led the Bulldogs offensively with 21 points, while also distributing a game-high 10 assists. Clark finished 9-of-14 from the field and added two rebounds and a steal. Jayden Bowie provided another big scoring performance, finishing with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Bowie connected on five three-pointers, going 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, while collecting six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Abubakar Cham added a strong performance in the paint, recording 16 points and a team-high 13 rebounds to finish with a double-double. Derrick Sheets also made a significant contribution off the bench, scoring 15 points while shooting 4-of-6 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free-throw line. Nick Jones added four points and four rebounds, while Quintin Wilson, Ty'Lan Fortune and Cheikh Dioufy each contributed two points.
As a team, Hinds shot 49.2 percent from the field, connecting on 32-of-65 attempts. The Bulldogs also knocked down seven three-pointers and recorded 20 assists while collecting 41 rebounds.
Hinds will return to action on Friday against South Arkansas College inside J.D. Boyd Gymnasium. Tip-off is set for 3PM.
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