A signature win
Northwest basketball team uses hot start to get past Lumen 49-39 By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson – Erasing a 21-point second-half deficit back in December against Lumen Christi served as a sort of proof to Northwest coach Justin Brown that his guys could hang with the Titans on the basketball court, even if that game ended in a two-point loss. Well, nearly two months later, there was no more sort of. The proof was front and center. The Mounties turned a 14-4 start to Friday night’s home contest with the Titans into a 49-39 victory that, for large portions of the game, didn’t even seem that close. “This was good. It felt great,” Brown said afterwards. “I think, even more than for me or us, it’s so big for the school and for these players. We came out and played good basketball. We had guys play very good tonight, guys who maybe don’t always have this type of intensity. It shows how tough when can be when we play like this.” With Lumen struggling to find any sort of rhythm on the offensive end, Northwest led 14-4 after the first quarter and…
