Fishers held off a comeback by Muncie Central Thursday night to beat the Bearcats 62-56 at the Muncie Fieldhouse.
The Tigers played a strong defensive first quarter to lead 18-6, then kept that momentum going to move ahead 37-19 at halftime. Muncie Central began to make a run in the third quarter, cutting Fishers’ lead 46-34.
The Bearcats continued to roll, tying the game at 54-54 with two minutes left. But the Tigers outscored Muncie Central 8-2 in those final two minutes. Willie Jackson helped out with eight points in the fourth period.
Jackson led Fishers with 19 points, including an 8-of-9 effort from the free-throw line. Luke Hernandez came off the bench to score 10 points, with Jordan Jones and Jeremy Szilagyi both adding nine points.
The Tigers are now 3-4 for the season and are off until Saturday, Dec. 30 when they play two games at the Grace College Classic. Fishers takes on Valparaiso at 11 a.m., then plays Warsaw at 7:45 p.m.
