FULTON, Miss. – Antwon Porter (Byhalia) snuck in a contested lay-up off an assist from Brandon Brown (Memphis, Tenn.) to help the Indians hang on for a 64-62 win in the final seconds of Thursday night's season opener against Mississippi Delta.
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Brown finished the game with 15 points and eight rebounds to lead in the Indians in both categories.
Hunter Stacy (Biggersville) had a nice start to his collegiate career. The freshman scored 11 points, including a buzzer-beating three that sent the Indians into the locker room with a 33-26 advantage at halftime.
The Indians' struggles from the free throw line left the door open for Mississippi Delta to rally from a nine-point deficit to take a three-point lead with less than three minutes left in the game.
Brown nearly had the ball stolen by the Trojan defender before driving the lane. A pair of defenders collapsed on Brown allowing the sophomore to find Porter underneath the basket for the eventual game-winning lay-up with 1.1 seconds left on the clock.
The full-court heave by the Trojans came up short allowing the Indians to celebrate the two-point victory.
The Indians will travel to Senatobia to take on Northwest on Monday, Jan. 25 with the First American National Bank opening tip scheduled for 6 p.m. No general admission tickets will be available for the game. Fans can watch the live stream at nwccrangers.com.