Greyhounds Beat North Central Missouri in Overtime

The Moberly Greyhounds needed overtime to beat North Central Missouri 110 to 109 Tuesday night at Fitzsimmons-John Arena. The Greyhounds trailed by as many as 13 in the first half before pulling to within two by the break. The Hounds were down two again late in regulation.

J.B. Connoley with the call on KWIX and centralmoinfo.com. Makalani Kafele (MAH-kuh-LAH-nee KUH-fay-lee), who had only shot 40 percent from the line coming into the game, hit both attempts. Coach Pat Smith…

Moberly hit 23 of 27 free throws on the night, and the Hounds outscored the Pirates 12-11 in the extra session. As for the rest of the game…

Sincere Parker had 24 points, including six threes. Dezi Jones had 23 points, as seven Hounds reached double-digit scoring. Moberly is now 6-2, and will host Metropolitan Saturday afternoon. We’ll have the women’s pregame at 1:50, tip at 2, and men around 4 Saturday on KWIX and centralmoinfo.com.

Pat Smith Postgame Interview: