JACKSON, Tenn. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team saw a second-half rally fall short in a 91-79 loss at Union on Monday night in Fred DeLay Gymnasium.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Choctaws (3-6, 0-5 GSC) jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead following basket from senior DeOndre Haynes and sophomore Davy Fisher.
- Junior Stacey Mack gave the Choctaws a 12-11 lead with 15:00 remaining on a three-point play.
- The Bulldogs (8-4, 3-3 GSC) answered with a 10-0 run and would keep the lead the rest of the game, including taking a 42-34 lead into halftime.
- After extending the lead to as many as 12 in the opening minutes of the second half, Mack's layup with 5:07 remaining cut the score to 72-70.
- Union would close out the game on a 19-9 run to grab the 12-point victory.

KEY STATS
- The Choctaws were led in scoring by sophomore Davy Fisher, who scored a career-high 15 points in the loss.
- MC shot over 48% from the field for the fourth straight game, going 28-of-56 (50%) from the field and 5-of-11 (45%) from the three-point line.
- The Bulldogs shot 53% (32-of-60) and went 13-of-27 (48%) from the three-point line.
- Junior Antonio Johnson (13) also scored in double-figures, going 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Junior Stacey Mack (12) also scored double-figures for the Choctaws.
- Sophomore Xavion Dillon led the team with nine rebounds to go along with nine points.
- Tray Boyd (19) led four Union players in double-figures, going 5-of-9 from the three-point line.
- Ashanti Day scored 17 points and led the team with eight rebounds.

GAME NOTES
- Fisher's three-pointer with 15:07 remaining in the first half gave the Choctaws 491 straight contests with a long ball, dating back to March 5, 1998.
- MC is now 4-6 all-time against the Bulldogs, including 0-4 all-time in Jackson.

WHAT'S NEXT
- The Choctaws will open a four-game homestand on Saturday (Jan. 7) when they host West Alabama at 4:00 p.m. in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
 

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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.