Mississippi Colege Athletics

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team wrapped up the Daytona Mitsubishi/Kia Shootout with a 101-87 loss to Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday afternoon at the ICI Center.

The Choctaws dropped to 0-2 on the season, while the Sailfish are now 3-2 on the year.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Choctaws got off to a solid start and after a layup by junior Leito Holloway with 9:55 remaining in the first half, MC staked claim to a 20-16 advantage.
- The Sailfish answered with a 10-0 run over the next 2:35 to take a 26-20 lead and they would not trail the rest of the way.
- PBA would eventually take a 45-36 lead into the halftime break.
- The Sailfish would grab their largest lead of the game at 25 points with 11:25 remaining in the game, but a 12-2 run by the Choctaws cut the score to just 80-65.
- PBA would hold off a late charge by MC that saw them score nine points in less than a minute, and the Sailfish would go on to get the 14-point win.
 

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KEY STATS
- Senior Stacey Mack tied a career-high with 23 points, going 11-of-17 from the field with four rebounds.
- Senior Antonio Johnson scored 15 second-half points, hitting 5-of-7 three-pointers in the game to score 17.
- Junior Isaiah Austin scored 11 points with a team-high seven rebounds, while freshman Dyllan Taylor scored 10 points in his second collegiate game.
- Junior Donovan Ham and sophomore Brandon Boston each had a team-high five assists.
- The Choctaws shot 50% (34-of-68) from the field and went 10-of-12 from the free throw line.
- The Sailfish shot 52% (34-of-65) from the floor and went 25-of-29 from the charity stripe.
- Jules Jasmin led the team with 20 points, while five different Sailfish scored in double-figures.
- Jasmin and Lucas Morales each had a team-high nine rebounds.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Choctaws will be back on the road Tuesday (Nov. 14) to face Southern-New Orleans at 7:00 p.m. The first home game of the season is Saturday (Nov. 18) at 4:00 p.m. when they host William Carey for an exhibition game.
 

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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.