Box Score TISHOMINGO – Sophomore power forward Gary Inglett scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Murray State College Aggies to a 65-59 victory over the Northeastern A&M Golden Norsemen Thursday night in the Beames Fieldhouse.


“We just didn't has the energy or intensity that we had when we beat Connors last Monday,” Golden Norse head coach Dustin Grover said. “We let Murray State hang around and we had a three-point lead with under two minutes to play.
“They showed that they wanted it more than we did in the final minute,” Grover said. “We were up 59-58, but couldn't get a defensive stop and they knocked down their free throws at the end.”
With the loss the Golden Norse are 2-3 in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference and 9-8 on the season. Coach Randy Rutherford's Aggies are 3-2 in the conference and 7-8 overall.
The Golden Norsemen return home Monday for an 8 p.m. OCAC clash with the Vikings of Carl Albert State College in the NEO Fieldhouse.
During the first half the lead changed hands seven times before a 3-point field goal by Quincell Rahmings gave the Aggies a 34-31 lead at intermission. The Aggies canned 14 of 28, including Rahmings' 3-pointer, for 50 percent from the field during the first half.
Jeff Newberry scored 10 of his game-high 20 total points and Ja'Mill Powell and Frederico Santos combined for seven points each to lead the Norse in the first half. Although the Norsemen sank 4 of 9 from the 3-point area in the first 20 minutes, NEO managed only 6 of 24 from 2-point range.
Along with the Newberry's 20-point production the Norse received 12 from Powell, Jake Roach nine, Santos seven, Nkosi Ali seven, Javaune Dawson three and Luther Turner one point.
NEO connected on 24 of 66, including 8 of 21 from 3-point range, for 36 per cent from the field and 19 of 28 for 68 per cent at the free throw line.
While Inglett scored 24 points for the Aggies, Dvonte Davis added nine, Trai Jordan eight, Dante Wartson eight, Dusan Pantovic eight, Rahmings five and Tim Smallwood three points.
Murray State hit 27 of 59, including only 1 of 8 from the 3-point area, for 46 per cent from the field and 12 of 19 for 63 per cent from the free throw line.