Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Jackson State sophomore Maxey steps up for seniors

It was Senior Night at Jackson State Monday night, but slender sophomore Grant Maxey made the biggest impact in the Tigers' 57-49 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Maxey scored 10 of his 16 points during a 2-minute, 19-second span of the second half. JSU increased its lead from 29-21 to 39-23 during that time.

Maxey, who missed all four of his first half shots, hadn't scored until he hit two free throws with 16:36 remaining, but he followed the freebies with a 3-pointer, a 10-foot jumper, and then another 3-pointer: bam, bam, bam, all swishes. "I really struggled in the first half with my jump shot," Maxey said afterward. "In the second half I just came out and was more focused and it paid off.

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