By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

University Center, MI---Justin Edmonds (Albion/Albion, Mich.) and James Kelly (Pioneer/Ann Arbor, Mich.) led four in double figures as the Express earned a hard fought 85-75 win over Delta College on the road Tuesday night.

Edmonds came out on fire from 3-point range and finished 7-for-15 overall from the field, 5-for-9 from 3-point range and 2-for-3 from the foul line. He finished with 21 points, five rebounds and four assists. Meanwhile, Kelly had a strong second half to finish with 19 points, 10 rebounds, one assist and one block.

Jeff Burroughs (Belleville/Ypsilanti, Mich.) added 13 points, three rebounds, one steal and a team-high seven assists. Jerron Jamerson (Washington/South Bend, Ind.) added 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting from the field. Franklin Lindsey (Whitmer/Toledo, Ohio) added six points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals for the Express.

Owens shot 32-for-63 overall from the field, 12-for-25 from 3-point range and 9-for-12 from the foul line. Delta finished 30-for-64 overall, 3-for-15 from 3-point range and 12-for-15 from the foul line. The Pioneers were led by 29 points, five rebounds, two assists and one block from Jody Hill, while Jakob Holland added 11 and LaQuintas Madison had 10 points.

The Express out-rebounded the Pioneers 40 to 28. While they had more turnovers (19 to 8), the Express out-produced Delta in assists (19 to 8), blocks (4 to 1), points in the paint (32 to 26), bench points (26 to 23) and steals (8 to 7).

Owens led 49-38 at halftime. They also led by as many as 19 in the second half.

The Express (12-4) will next play on Dec. 30 at Kirtland Community College beginning at 7:30 p.m.