CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team used a 16-2 run over the final 6:27 of the game to pick up an 80-77 exhibition win over William Carey on Saturday afternoon in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
 

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TURNING POINT
- Trailing 75-64 with 6:27 remaining, the Choctaws would go on an 8-0 run, capped by a three-pointer from senior Antonio Johnson to cut the score to 75-72 with 3:10 to go. MC would then score eight of the game's final 10 points to come all the way back for the victory.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first half saw the Choctaws jump out to their largest lead of the game, 21-13, with 11:24 remaining on a pair of free throws by junior Leito Holloway.
- The Crusaders would eventually tie the game up in the first half, but MC took a 40-36 advantage into halftime.
- Carey opened the second half on an 8-2 run to grab a 44-42 advantage, and they would score eight straight points later in the period to take a 66-55 lead with 10:32 remaining.
- After a layup by Jared Tillman with 7:16 remaining, the Crusaders led 75-64 but would only score two more points the rest of the game on a jumper by Tillman with 3:01 to go.
- Junior Donovan Ham cut the lead to 77-74 with a couple of free throws, and Johnson would make it a one-point game with a couple more made foul shots.
- Following a defensive stop with 16 seconds remaining, Ham drove the baseline for the go-ahead layup, making the score 78-77 with :06.6 to go.
- The Crusaders had a good look at a layup on their final possession, but a rebound by sophomore Brandon Boston and two more made foul shots by Johnson gave the Choctaws the three-point win.
 

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KEY STATS
- The Choctaws shot 58% (28-48) from the floor, including senior Stacey Mack and Boston combining to go 17-of-24 for 38 points and 19 rebounds.
- Boston tallied a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards, while Mack had a game-high 22 points.
- Johnson was also in double-figures with 12 points and a team-high six assists, while going 9-of-11 from the free throw line.
- Senior Otis Harvey had five assists to go along with five points.
- MC outrebounded William Carey 35-27 and had 18 points off the bench, led by Holloway's six.
- The Crusaders shot 49% (34-69) from the floor and had 44 points in the paint.
- They would also score 24 points off 22 MC turnovers and pour in 14 fast-break points.
- Tillman led the way with 20 points, while Maurice Stephens had 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds
 

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NEXT UP
- The Choctaws will back in action on Monday night when they will host Southern-New Orleans at 7:00 p.m. in A.E. Wood Coliseum. Last Tuesday, MC grabbed another come-from-behind win, taking down the Knights, 77-60.
 

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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.