CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team will close out a four-game homestand on Saturday when they host North Alabama. Tip-off for the Gulf South Conference game is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. in A.E. Wood Coliseum.

GAME INFORMATION
Matchup: North Alabama (7-7, 2-6 GSC) at Mississippi College (4-8, 1-7 GSC)
Location: Clinton, Miss.  |  A.E. Wood Coliseum
Time: 4:00 p.m.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE INFORMATION
Head Coach: Don Lofton  |  201-128 (.611), 13th Year at MC

SEASON STATS

Leading Scorer: Antonio Johnson (5'10, 165, Jr.) - 14.8 ppg
Leading Rebounder: Stacey Mack (6'7, 229, Jr.) - 8.4 rpg
Leading Assists: DeOndre Haynes (6'3, 180, Sr.) - 4.2 apg

LAST GAME: The Choctaws could not overcome a 1-for-14 (7%) shooting night from long range in an 80-70 loss to #21 UAH on Thursday night. The Chargers jumped out to a 41-26 advantage at the break, and despite outscoring UAH in the second half, MC was unable to come back for the win. Senior DeOndre Haynes scored 18 points to lead the Choctaws.
 

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NORTH ALABAMA INFORMATION
Head Coach: Bobby Champagne  |  223-173 (.563), 14th Yeat at UNA

SEASON STATS

Leading Scorer: Dimario Jackson (6'0, 160, Sr.) - 16.4 ppg
Leading Rebounder: Austin Timms (6'7, 195, Sr.) - 7.4 rpg
Leading Assists: Dimario Jackson (6'0, 160, Sr.) - 3.4 apg

LAST GAME: The Lions dropped a hard-fought, back-and-forth contest at Delta State, falling 84-80 on Thursday night. Tavaras Tolliver led UNA with 26 points, going 10-of-17 from the field, while Dimario Jackson had 18 points. Johnell Ginnie came off the bench to score 12 with a team-high nine rebounds.
 

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GAME NOTES
- This will be the 38th all-time meeting between the two schools with UNA holding a 28-19 edge in the series. Since re-joining the GSC in 2014-15, the Choctaws are 3-1 with the road teams winning both games last season. In Clinton, MC could not overcome a 12-point halftime deficit in a 73-68 loss to the Lions.
- The Choctaws are led by 13th-year head coach Don Lofton, who earned his 200th career victory on December 3rd in an 83-65 win over Selma.
- Last time out, the Choctaws fell to #21 Alabama Huntsville, 80-70, as MC shot just 1-of-14 (7%) from the three-point line on the night. Senior DeOndre Haynes led the Choctaws with 18 points, while junior Stacey Mack had 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds. UAH was 10-of-25 (40%) from long range and 22-of-24 from the foul line.
- Junior Antonio Johnson (14.7 ppg) is the team's leading scorer and ranks 2nd in the GSC in three-pointers made per game (2.9) and 4th in three-point percentage (.438). Haynes (12.8 ppg) ranks 6th in the league in assists per game (4.2) and 11th in steals per game (1.4).
- Mack (11.1 ppg) has scored in double-figures in each of the last four games, including a season-high 22 points with 16 rebounds in the win over West Georgia on Monday night. Sophomore Xavion Dillon (11.3 ppg) is also averaging in double-figures for MC.
- The Lions are led by 14th-year head coach Bobby Champagne, who has 223 wins in his tenure at the helm. He has led UNA to 13 straight GSC Tournament appearances and two NCAA South Region appearances.
- Last time out, the Lions dropped a tight road contest at Delta State, falling 84-80. Tavaras Tolliver led the team with 26 points, going 10-of-17 from the field, while Dimario Jackson had 18 and Johnell Ginnie put up 12 with a team-high nine rebounds. UNA grabbed a late 76-75 lead, but DSU bounced back for the win.
- Jackson (16.4 ppg) is the team's leading scorer and has a team-high 47 assists and 20 steals. Austin Timms (10.9 ppg) is also averaging ain double-figures with a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game. Jeff Hodge (9.0 ppg) and Myrek Lee-Fowlkes (7.8 ppg) lead the team with 19 made three-pointers on the season.
 

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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.