CLINTON, Miss. --- Mississippi College head men's basketball coach Don Lofton collected his 200th career victory on Saturday afternoon with an 83-65 win over Selma University in A.E. Wood Coliseum.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- A back-and-forth battle in the opening minutes saw the Bulldogs take a 19-17 lead with 10:14 remaining as Derrick Jolly knocked down two free throws.
- The Choctaws (3-1) closed the half on a 28-7 run to grab a 45-26 halftime advantage.
- MC took their largest lead of the game at 48-27 when senior Byron McCall hit 1-of-2 free throws with 17:30 to go.
- The Bulldogs would get no closer than 15 points as the Choctaws closed out their third non-conference win of the season.

KEY STATS
- The Choctaws outrebounded the Bulldogs 54-36, including pulling down 39 defensive rebounds.
- Junior Stacey Mack pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds, to go along with a team-high 17 points to complete his second double-double of the season.
- Five Choctaws scored in double-figures as Mack was joined by senior DeOndre Haynes (15), senior Byron McCall (14), junior Antonio Johnson (13) and freshman Brandon Boston (13).
- The Choctaws went 41-of-53 (77%) from the free throw line, the most foul shots made for an MC team in over 10 years.
- Jolly led the Bulldogs with 26 points, going 9-of-19 from the field. Dionne Parks was also in double-figures with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
- MC held Selma to 35% (26-of-74) shooting from the field and 17 turnovers.

GAME NOTES
- Head coach Don Lofton picked up his first career victory on November 22, 2002 with a 82-62 win over Concordia-Selma.
- His 100th win came on January 10, 2009 in an 89-85 victory over Mary Hardin-Baylor.
- The Choctaws had five players score in double-figures, the first time since December 6, 2015 against West Georgia.
- The Choctaws made a three-pointer for the 486th straight game, dating back to March 5, 1998.
- Stacey Mack recorded his seventh career double-doubles with the Choctaws going 6-1 in such contests.
- Junior Antonio Johnson pulled down a career-high eight rebounds and tied a career-high with six assists in the win.

NEXT UP
- The Choctaws will hit the road after exams to play a two-game GSC road trip against Lee (Dec. 15) and Shorter (Dec. 17).
- MC's next home game will be December 31st when the Choctaws host Christian Brothers at 4:00 p.m.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.
 
The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
 
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.