CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team could not overcome a hot-shooting night from Delta State in a 76-64 loss on Saturday afternoon in A.E. Wood Coliseum.

The Statesmen (9-12, 7-6 GSC) shot 53% (30-of-57) from the field, while the Choctaws (9-9, 6-7 GSC) only shot 39% (21-of-54) from the floor.
 

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TURNING POINT
- After the Choctaws fell behind 44-32 with 17:45 remaining in the game, MC would go on a 12-2 run and cut the lead to just 46-44 with 14:16 to go. The Statesmen answered with an 8-0 run and the Choctaws could not get closer than seven the rest of the way.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Choctaws scored the opening bucket of the game on a layup by junior Donovan Ham with 18:28 remaining in the first half.
- The Statesmen answered with the next eight points and did not trail the rest of the way.
- DSU hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds of the opening period and took a 41-32 lead into the break.
- The Statesmen would push the lead out to 12 in the opening minutes, only to let the Choctaws get back into the game as a three-point play by freshman Dyllan Taylor made the score 46-44 with 14:16 remaining.
- DSU would hold off the charge, and the Choctaws had their two-game winning streak snapped.
 

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KEY STATS
- Sophomore Brandon Boston scored a team-high 25 points, tallying a double-double with a career-high 13 rebounds.
- He was the only Choctaw to score in double-figures as senior Antonio Johnson scored nine and senior Otis Harvey had eight.
- The Choctaws were 18-of-25 (72%) from the free throw line but went just 4-of-18 from the three-point line.
- Brett Warner led all scorers with 28 for Delta State, going 11-of-19 from the field and 3-of-5 from the three-point line.
- PJ Davis scored 14 with a team-high six rebounds, while Armon Benford added 10.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Choctaws are home again Thursday night when Auburn Montgomery comes to Clinton for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.
 

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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.