SENATOBIA - Despite Carlos Curry's double-double and three Northwest players scoring in double figures, Northwest was unable to defend the home floor at Howard Coliseum on Thursday night, as Northeast rolled to an 83-70 victory.

Northwest dropped to 3-5 on the season with its first home loss, while Northeast improved to 8-1 overall.

Northeast jumped out to an early lead and never trailed the rest of the way. The Tigers led 24-17 midway through the first half and pushed their lead to 12 by halftime, 44-32.

Northwest never trailed by more than 14 in the second half, but the Tigers seemed to have a response for every Ranger basket.

Curry tallied 19 points and 13 rebounds, followed by 14 points from DeAntoni Gordon. Freshman guard Forte Prater finished with 10 points and six rebounds, while James Richards III rounded out the Rangers' most notable scoring with nine points.

As a team, the Rangers shot 37 percent from the floor and finished 15 percent from beyond the arc. In comparison, Northeast shot 46 percent on the evening and 32 percent from three-point range.

Ken Lewis led Northeast with 19 points, while Kylan Blackmon finished with 18 points. Zeke Cook also finished with a double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds.

Northwest remains tied with Itawamba for fourth-place in the MACCC North Division. Still seeking their first road win, the Rangers will travel to Coahoma on Monday, March 1 for a 6 P.M. tipoff.