Titans Survive…Barely
Lumen watches 21-point lead slip away, hangs on to beat Northwest for first victory By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson – A 21-point lead had evaporated into thin air. And now, with less than two seconds remaining in regulation, Lumen Christi boys basketball coach Pat Neville stood helplessly on the sideline watching a potential game-clinching shot sail through the air. He stood, he watched, and after the final buzzer mercifully sounded, he forced a smile. “Its always a nice thing to get a win,” Neville said following Friday night’s 58-56 home victory against Northwest. The Titans led 39-18 at halftime. “The thing is, you want to build on these. I think sometimes you come into a gym and you have a win, but people may think the way we played in the second half, it’s a loss. But the in the final line, a win is a win.” Barely, but true. Despite dominating the first 16 minutes of the game and leading by 21 at the halftime break, the Titans were plagued by sloppy play, turnovers, foul trouble, a pair of technicals and a Northwest team making a ferocious comeback. Lumen was bailed out by a Lloyd Foust put back…
