WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – Cartisco Brown (Indianola) scored eight of his team-high 17 by going eight-for-eight from the free throw line in the final minutes of the Indians' 84-77 win at ASU Mid-South on Monday night.
The Indians (6-7) erased a 14-point halftime deficit to pick up the road win to snap a two-game losing streak.
Shamar Brown (Olive Branch) made a pair of free throws at the 8:35 mark of the second half to give the Indians their first lead of the game, 57-56, since 2-0 at the start of the contest. ICC used a 5-0 run to pull away for a 66-61 advantage before the Greyhounds (10-5) rallied to make it a 76-74 game with a minute left to play.
Travonta Doolittle (Hughes, Ark.) and Cartisco Brown both went two-for-two from the free throw line in the final 49 seconds of the game to lockdown the win.
Doolittle finished with 15 points and Ma'Darius Hobson (Houlka) scored all 12 of his total points in the second half. Kendricus Carlton (Batesville) added 13 and Shamar Brown chipped in 10 points off the bench.
ICC will return to action Thursday night against Mississippi Delta. The First American National Bank opening tip is scheduled for 7:30. The game will be available on LetsGoICCTV.com/red and ESPN 95.1 the Fan starting with the Davis Ford Pregame Show around 7:20.
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