CLINTON – Alabama’s Boys’ All-Stars pushed the pedal to the metal in the first half building a 20-point lead midway through the second quarter and staved off a late Mississippi rally to post a 96-89 win over Mississippi in the…
rally to post a 96-89 win over Mississippi in the 32nd Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Basketball Classic played at A.E. Wood Coliseum on the campus of Mississippi College at Clinton, Miss., Saturday afternoon.Alabama dominated the opening half thanks to the strong play of McGill-Toolen Catholic’s 6-foot-6 Barry Dunning, an Arkansas signee, and Sipsey Valley’s 6-4 Martavious Russell, a Mississippi State signee.
Mississippi rallied in the second half to cut the lead to nine with 10 minutes to play, but Russell stepped in with Dunning out of the game to stretch the lead by to 13. Dunning finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and was 3-of-3 at the foul line. Russell added 19 points, nine rebounds and finished 9-of-14 from the field. Grissom’s Efrem Johnson chipped in 15 points, Midfield’s Anthony Johnson had 10 and Lane had eight points, three steals and one assist.
Alabama Girls 89, Mississippi Girls 81: Hoover senior Aniya Hubbard scored 17 points and had a game-high 10 rebounds to earn MVP honors for Alabama.