MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team went a perfect 6-of-6 from the field in overtime to pick up a 95-84 overtime win over Auburn Montgomery on Monday night in the AUM Athletics Complex.

The Choctaws improved to 4-5 overall with a 2-3 mark in the Gulf South Conference, while the Warhawks dropped to 5-6 and 1-3 in league play. MC is now 3-0 all-time against AUM, including wins in each of the past two seasons.
 

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TURNING POINT
- After the Choctaws forced overtime and grabbed a quick 78-76 lead, the Warhawks would take a 79-78 advantage with 4:29 remaining on a three-pointer by Matt McMorris. Senior Antonio Johnson scored his first points of the night on MC's next possession, knocking down a three-pointer to start a 9-0 run that would put the game away for the boys from Clinton.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first half went back and forth over the first 13 minutes, and the Warhawks took their largest lead of the game at 28-24 with 6:56 remaining in the opening period.
- The Choctaws responded by scoring the next 17 points, including three long balls by senior Otis Harvey, and would eventually carry a 43-34 lead into the halftime break.
- AUM answered back with a run of their own as they scored the first seven points of the second half to cut the score to 43-41.
- The Choctaws would keep them at arms length, and when junior Donovan Ham made a three-pointer with 13:37 remaining, MC took a 56-49 advantage.
- The Warhawks would chip away at the lead and grab 63-62 advantage of their own with just under 10 minutes remaining in the game.
- AUM would eventually push the lead out to as many as five and would carry a 74-70 score into the final three minutes of the contest.
- Senior Stacey Mack hit four straight free throws and made a dunk that gave the Choctaws a 76-74 lead with :49 seconds remaining.
- Airen Brooks would send the game to overtime for AUm with a jumper that tied the game at 76-76.
- In overtime, after Johnson kickstarted the 9-0 run, junior Leito Holloway, who scored a team-high 20 points, would put the game away by making four free throws in the final 30 seconds.
 

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KEY STATS
- The Choctaws had their best shooting night of the season, going 34-of-58 (58.6%) from the floor, including a perfect 6-of-6 in overtime.
- MC went 19-of-25 from the free throw line and had 24 assists on their 34 made baskets, led by a career-high eight from Antonio Johnson.
- Holloway went 7-of-13 from the floor and tallied four rebounds with three assists and a blocked shot.
- Mack scored 19 points with a team-high eight rebounds, going 6-of-11 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line.
- Senior Xavion Dillon came off the bench to score a season-high 17 points, also going 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.
- The Warhawks shot just 41% from the field, but stayed in the game with 17 second-chance points on 18 offensive rebounds.
- Darrion Taylor scored a game-high 24 points with eight assists, but the sophomore hit just 3-of-13 three-pointers.
- Lafayette James-Core joined Taylor in double-figures with 14 points, while Airen Brooks (12) and Desmond DeRamus (11) came off the bench to put up double-digit points.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Choctaws will play next at home when they host Southern Arkansas on Saturday, December 30th 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.