CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team could not overcome a 1-for-14 (7%) night from behind the three-point line in an 80-70 loss to #21 Alabama Huntsville on Thursday night in A.E. Wood Coliseum.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Choctaws (4-8, 1-7 GSC) scored the first four points of the game as senior Byron McCall tipped in a missed shot and converted a layup on an assist from senior DeOndre Haynes just over a minute into the game.
- The Chargers (11-3, 7-1 GSC) would fall behind 6-4 but go on a 10-0 run to take a 14-6 lead with 13:17 remaining in the first half on a three-pointer by Justin Ward.
- UAH would extend the lead to as many as 15 in the first half, and a three-pointer by Troy Saxton as the halftime buzzer sounded made the score 41-26 at the break.
- Chayse Elliott would convert a three-point play for the Chargers with 14:07 remaining, giving them their largest lead of the night at 51-34.
- The Choctaws would go on a 7-0 run in the final five minutes of the game, capped by a dunk from junior Stacey Mack on an assist from Haynes and get the lead down to 69-62 with 3:12 remaining.
- MC would get no closer as UAH held off the late charge to get their sixth straight victory.

KEY STATS
- The Choctaws shot 26-of-61 (43%) from the field but were only 1-of-14 from the three-point line. They also went 17-of-26 (65%) from the free throw line, including going 10 of their last 12.
- The Chargers 10-of-25 (40%) from the three-point line, including 9-of-17 in the first half. They also went 22-of-24 (92%) from the charity stripe on the night.
- MC outrebounded the Chargers, 39-31, including 15-7 on the offensive glass, leading to 16 second-chance points.
- The Chargers' bench outscored MC's 39-18 and had 10 fast-break points to just two for the Choctaws.
- Haynes led the Choctaws with 18 points, going 7-of-15 from the field and 1-of-5 from the three-point line, his first make from long range as a Choctaw.
- Junior Antonio Johnson added 13 points and four rebounds, while Mack had 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds.
- Justin Ward led all scorers with 19 points for UAH, scoring 17 in the first half on 5-of-6 shooting from long range.
- Elliott (14), Brandon Roberts (13) and Kip Owens (12) also scored in double-figures for UAH, while Owens had a team-high six rebounds.

GAME NOTES
- Haynes' three-pointer with 8:44 remaining in the first half gave the Choctaws their 494th straight game with a long ball, dating back to March 5, 1998.
- The Choctaws are now 6-4 all-time against the Chargers with UAH holding a 3-2 edge in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
- The Chargers have now won four straight against MC with the Choctaws' last win coming in Huntsville on January 3, 2015.

NEXT UP
- The Choctaws will close out a four-game homestand on Saturday when they host North Alabama at 4:00 p.m. in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
- The Lions are 7-7 with a 2-6 mark in the Gulf South Conference after an 84-80 loss to Delta State on Thursday night.
 

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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.