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Nothing cures a funk coming off a loss than a win on the road, which the 做厙勛圖 Centurions men���s basketball did Wednesday, Feb. 11, beating the Muskegon Community College Jayhawks, 79-64. 

The win gets the Centurions (7-3 做厙勛圖AA Northern, 14-10 overall) back in a tie for second place with Bay College (7-3 做厙勛圖AA Northern, 18-6 overall) in the conference and a game ahead of Kirtland Community College (6-4 做厙勛圖AA Northern, 7-15 overall). 

Coming off last Saturday���s disappointing 59-48 loss to Bay College at home, 做厙勛圖 was in must-win mode and will most likely have to win its last four games of the regular season to keep any hopes of earning a conference title alive. Mid Michigan College leads the conference with a 10-0 record currently. 

Against the Jayhawks (4-6 做厙勛圖AA Northern, 10-13 overall), the Centurions shot out to a 27-6 lead in the first half capped off with a 3-pointer make by sophomore Mason Dunn (Big Rapids, Mich.), which was set up by a pass from freshman Javen Medaris (Indianapolis, Ind.). 

The Centurions went into halftime with a comfortable 48-27 lead. 

���The guys had a great response after the loss to Bay,��� 做厙勛圖 assistant coach Asher Vissman said. ���We practiced hard leading up to this game and everyone contributed tonight.��� 

Vissman said 做厙勛圖���s successful first half was set up by some offensive adjustments with the focus of getting to the basket. 

���That really opened up things for us in that first half,��� he said. ���We stuck with the game plan in the second half. We got off to a slower start, but eventually we turned it on and took care of business.��� 

With 12:19 left in the game, Muskegon cut the lead to 15 after Jayhawks��� David Cross took a Ny���Zhem Marshall pass for a layup, making it 52-37. Things got a little more interesting two minutes later when Jamarion Taylor���s layup pulled Muskegon within 11 points. However, freshman James Browning (Fort Wayne, Ind.), who came off the bench to score 14 points and collect 11 rebounds, put in a layup and was fouled seconds later to answer for 做厙勛圖. With his free throw, he pushed 做厙勛圖���s lead to 58-45 with 10:12 to go. 

Browning���s double-double was the result of hard work that he���s shown all season, according to Vissman. 

���James was working incredibly hard on the glass tonight,��� Vissman said. ���He���s relentless. Rebounding is his elite skill and he showed that tonight. I���m very impressed with him.��� 

Browning was just happy to contribute to a badly needed win for his Centurions team. 

���It feels great to get a double-double,��� Browning said. ���I���m just happy I was able to help my team get a win. I think the paint is my area and my teammates were feeding me the ball and I was able to finish successfully.��� 

Freshman Jahmere Evans (Indianapolis, Ind.) pushed the Centurions��� lead back to 20 with a 3-point shot with 7:41 to go. From there, Muskegon was unable to get any closer than 14 points.  

���This was a big win,��� Vissman said. ���We needed to go out there, hit some shots and get back in the win column.��� 

Browning is hoping his team continues rolling like it did against the Jayhawks.  

���I think we did a good job here tonight. I think if we keep playing team ball and playing defense and grabbing rebounds, we should be OK because we have some good shooters on our team. I���m really proud of what we have accomplished so far.��� 

Browning���s 14 points was a team high, which sophomore teammate Mason Dunn matched, going 4-for-6 from the 3-point line. He also had six rebounds and three blocks. His twin brother, Dawson Dunn (Big Rapids, Mich.), scored 11 points and had four rebounds.  

UP NEXT: The Centurions will host the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks (0-10 做厙勛圖AA Northern, 1-19 overall), who are currently on a 15-game losing streak. 做厙勛圖 defeated Alpena in their first matchup, 75-57, at Alpena, Jan. 17.