Lions hold off Rebels 51-49 in NEA thriller

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Old foes Manila and Riverside met in the first round of the 69th Annual Northeast Arkansas Invitational Basketball Tournament Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro. The favored Lions held the lead for most of the game before fighting off the Rebels and holding on for a controversial 51-49 victory and a berth in Saturday's quarterfinals against second seeded Nettleton.

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