Griffin Leads the Bucs to Victory in Decatur

Decatur, MS- The Shelton State Men's Basketball team broke a 3 game losing streak as they took down the East Central (MS) Warriors 68-63 thanks to a second half explosion by Nazir Griffin.

Griffin scored 26 of his 30 points in the second half to help the Bucs (2-3) fend off the Warriors. Hasani Rivera posted 10 points and 7 rebounds followed by Darius Brant who scored 9 while Kuron Coleman and Troy Dunn both pitched in 8. Brant added 7 rebounds while freshman DJ Hamlet pulled down 5 rebounds while also dishing out 5 assists.

After a defensive struggle, the Bucs clung to a 25-22 lead after the 1^st half. The stalemate gave way as sophomore Nazir Griffin outscored the Bucs' first half effort by himself. Seemingly unstoppable at points, Griffin scored 17 of the Bucs first 26 to start the second half and closed the half scoring 7 of the final 10.

The Bucs return to action on Monday, November 18^th, as they travel to Meridian, MS to take on the Meridian Community College Eagles at 7:30 PM.