Southwest's mens basketball played the Mississippi Delta Trojans at home Saturday and picked up a 72-57 win.
The Bears started off hot in the first half, going up 20-5 in the first ten minutes of the game, but the Trojans inched back as the half continued.
Southwest came out with intensity in the first half, in large part thanks to a nice performance from Robert Flantroy II. Flantroy II had a steal that he converted into two points for the Bears followed by a lob for a Leano Rolle slam that built the momentum.
The pair would continue to carry the torch for the Bears with a Flantroy corner three and an easy Rolle layup to cap off a 30-29 half with the Bears leading.
SMCC did not slow down in the second, starting it off with a Cy Merrett three pointer less than 30 seconds into the half.
Rolle continued to dominate, taking advantage of more easy buckets as well as a backward slam off of a perfect lob from Merrett.
Southwest expanded their lead off of four three-pointers in a row from Courterius Scott, Rolle, and Flantroy II.
The Bears refused to let off the gas with another Merrett lob-turned Rolle slam with 7:25 left on the clock to put Southwest up 64-45.
A few sets of free throws later and the Bears found themselves with a 72- 57 home win over the Trojans.
Rolle’s dominant showing left him with 22 points. Flantroy II followed with 12 points while Scott, Merrett, and Chidi Nwosu each had 10 points of their own.
“When he [Rolle] plays like that, I think we’re a different team,” head coach Corey Schmidt said.
The Bears (11-12, 5-2) will look for back-to-back wins when they take on Coahoma at home Monday.
