MId-South

[Men's Basketball] Jones scores hoop, harm to help Tigers survive, advance

Kyran Jones did not have a single field goal in the first 14-plus minutes of second half action in the Mid-South Conference quarterfinals. In that stretch, seventh-seeded University of Pikeville was turning a double-digit deficit into a two-possession lead.However, with 5:29 showing the Bowling Green, Ky. native took to the lane in his old stomping grounds and got the bucket and the foul. With the made free throw, the second-seeded Tigers (16-6) took a lead it never relinquished. The Bears (12-12) got back within one several times, but no closer in a 76-74 GC win.Jones, while not scoring from the floor in that stretch, was golden at the line. He hit eight straight before the hoop and harm gave him nine free throws in the second half. He finished with a team-high 20 points and 11 rebounds.