CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team will wrap up a four-game road swing on Saturday when they travel to face #19 Alabama Huntsville. Tip-off at Spragins Hall is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
Matchup: Mississippi College (4-12, 1-11 GSC) at Alabama Huntsville (14-4, 10-2 GSC)
Location: Huntsville, Ala.  |  Spragins Hall
Time: 4:00 p.m.
 

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THE SERIES
This will be the 11th all-time meeting between the two schools with MC holding a 6-4 edge in the series. The Choctaws won the first six contests between the teams, while the Chargers have now won four straight, including an 80-70 win on January 12th in Clinton. Since MC re-joined the GSC in 2014-15, all five meetings have been decided by 10 points or fewer.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE INFORMATION
Head Coach: Don Lofton  |  201-132 (.604), 13th Year at MC

SEASON STATS

Leading Scorer: Stacey Mack (6'7, 229, Jr.) - 12.3 ppg
Leading Rebounder: Stacey Mack (6'7, 229, Jr.) - 8.1 rpg
Leading Assists: DeOndre Haynes (6'3, 180, Sr.) - 3.6 apg

LAST GAME: The Choctaws played their third straight road game, falling to North Alabama 93-70 on Thursday night in Florence. After falling behind by 15 points in the first half, MC cut the score to 50-45 with 16 minutes remaining, but the Lions pulled away for the victory. Mack and sophomore Xavion Dillon led the Choctaws with 15 points apiece.
 

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ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE INFORMATION
Head Coach: Lennie Acuff  |  385-190 (.670) - 20th Year at UAH

SEASON STATS

Leading Scorer: Seab Webster (6'6, 215, Sr.) - 17.3 ppg
Leading Rebounder: Seab Webster (6'3, 215, Sr.) - 8.4 rpg
Leading Assists: Troy Saxton (6'2, 190, Sr.) - 3.3 apg

LAST GAME: The Chargers used a 10-2 run near the end of the first half to erase a nine-point deficit and grab a 77-72 win over Delta State on Thursday night. Chayse Elliott came off the bench to score a team-high 16 points as UAH went 10-of-23 from the three-point line and 17-of-21 from the foul line in the come-from-behind win.
 

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GAME NOTES
- 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.
- After a 3-1 start to the season, MC has gone through a tough stretch in the difficult Gulf South Conference. On Thursday night, the Choctaws were able to cut into a halftime deficit at North Alabama, shrinking the lead to 50-45 with 16:33 to go in the game. The Lions were able to pull away for the 93-70 victory, handing MC their 5th straight loss.
- Despite the tough stretch, junior Stacey Mack (12.3 ppg) has played well since the calendar turned to 2017. The former McComb HS standout has scored in double-figures in all eight games, averaging 14.9 points and 8.0 rebounds, shooting 79% (46-of-58) from the free throw line.
- Sophomore Xavion Dillon (11.4 ppg) joined the Choctaws following the Christmas break and has scored in double-figures in 6-of-10 games. On the three games of the road swing, Dillon is averaging 12.0 points and shooting 65% from the floor.
- The Chargers are led by 20th-year head coach Lennie Acuff, who won his 500th career game last week against Shorter. UAH has won 9-of-10 games with the only loss coming at Delta State (Jan. 14).
- Seab Webster (17.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg) is the team's leading scorer and rebounder, shooting 42% from the floor and 79% from the free throw line. The senior scored just seven points when MC and UAH met earlier in January.
- Brandon Roberts (14.7 ppg) is the only other Charger averaging in double-figures, but four other players are averaging at least 7.8 points per contest. Justin Ward (9.1 ppg) has been a thorn in MC's side, scoring 19 against the Choctaws on January 12th.
 

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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.