Tigers’ 1-2 Punch Leads 69-65 Upset of Bowling Green

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Hopkinsville’s Don Victor and Alijah Watts combined for 41 points on Tuesday night at Bowling Green, helping the Tigers knock off the 4th Region’s top team, 69-65.  The win is the third-straight and fourth in five tries for the Tigers, while the Purples have a two-game winning run stopped.  Hoptown will be back on the road on Wednesday to face Henderson County.

Watts got the Tigers off to a strong start with 7 first-quarter points, but they trailed the Purples 14-11 after one.  Dorian Morrison scored all 12 of his points in the second for Bowling Green, but Jamarcus Burks responded with 8 to help the Tigers outscore the Purples by a point for a 28-26 Bowling Green advantage at the half.

After only scoring 3 points in the first half, Victor got going with 8 points in the third for the Tigers.  Watts added 7, and Hoptown overcame 9 points by Bowling Green’s Conner Cooper to take a 47-43 lead into the fourth.

Isaiah Mason erupted for 11 points in the fourth for the Purples, but Victor countered with 10, while Arthur McKnight scored 6 of his 10 to help the Tigers hold on for the upset victory.

Hopkinsville          11    15    21    22 — 69

Bowling Green      14    14   15     22 — 65

Hopkinsville (13-15) — Victor 21, Watts 20, Burks 12, McKnight 10

Bowling Green (22-6) — Mason 19, Cooper 16, Morrison 12

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