Men's Basketball

Tougaloo rallies to defeat Gold Rush 52-49

Box Score      TOUGALOO, Miss. — Keithdrick Harris scored 13 of his 22 points in the second half Saturday to rally Tougaloo to a 52-49 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball victory over Xavier University of Louisiana.
     Mark Stewart had 12 points and four steals for Xavier (13-3 overall, 3-1 GCAC), and Dannie Woods had 10 points and a career-high-tying seven rebounds. Kelechi Okoroha grabbed 10 rebounds.
     Terrance Benford had 11 points and eight rebounds for Tougaloo (8-7, 2-2), and Harris grabbed 10 rebounds. The Bulldogs, who shared the GCAC regular-season co-championship with Xavier this past season, rallied from a 46-41 deficit in the final 6:16.
     The teams shot a combined 31 percent from the floor, and each committed 18 turnovers. Tougaloo shot 32.7 percent, and Xavier shot a season-low 29.6.
     Xavier's next game will start at 7:30 p.m. Thursday against Mobile, which shares the GCAC lead with fourth-ranked LSU-Shreveport.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kelechi Okoroha

#3 Kelechi Okoroha

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
1L
Mark Stewart

#4 Mark Stewart

G
6' 1"
Senior
3L
Dannie Woods

#20 Dannie Woods

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
1L

Players Mentioned

Kelechi Okoroha

#3 Kelechi Okoroha

6' 4"
Sophomore
1L
G
Mark Stewart

#4 Mark Stewart

6' 1"
Senior
3L
G
Dannie Woods

#20 Dannie Woods

6' 7"
Sophomore
1L
F