CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team dropped a hard-fought overtime battle with Talladega College, 88-84, on Monday night in A.E. Wood Coliseum.

The Choctaws fell to 1-1 on the season, while the Tornadoes are 5-1.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- The Choctaws trailed by as many as nine points on three different occasions in the first half, but a 13-5 run to close the half, capped by a three-pointer from junior Tre Jenkins in the final seconds, gave MC a 35-34 lead at the break.
- Junior Brandon Boston scored the first four points of the second half to give the Choctaws a 39-35 lead with just over 18 minutes remaining in regulation.
- The Tornadoes would battle back, and with 8:05 to go, a layup by Josh Burnett would push the Talladega lead out to 66-59.
- The Choctaws would respond with a 17-4 run over the next five minutes and would have their largest lead of the night at 76-70 with 2:55 remaining after a jumper from Boston.
- Talladega scored the next five points, but Boston hit a free-throw line jumper with 50 seconds remaining, and MC held a 78-75 lead.
- Da'Jon Streeter, who scored a game-high 32 points, came up with a big three-pointer from the corner that tied the game at 78-78 with 30 seconds to go.
- The final three-pointer at the buzzer came up just short for the Choctaws and the game went into overtime.
- Senior Donovan Ham scored the first point of overtime with a free throw, but the Tornadoes would score the next 10 and pull away for the victory.
 

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KEY STATS

- The Choctaws shot 43% (29-of-68) from the field and 84% (21-of-25) from the free throw line but went just 5-of-18 (28%) from the three-point line.
- The Tornadoes shot 45% (28-of-62) from the floor and went 13-of-29 (45%) from long range.
- Boston led the Choctaws with 22 points, going 9-of-22 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, while pulling down a team-high eight rebounds.
- Ham added 21 points and eight boards himself, also leading the way with five assists for the Choctaws.
- Dyllan Taylor (16 pts) and Tre Jenkins (12 pts) each had four assists on the night.
- Streeter went 9-of-15 from the field and 6-of-11 from the three-point line on his way to 32 points.
- Dondre Alexander pulled down a game-high nine rebounds to go with 13 points for the Tornadoes.
 

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NEXT UP

- The Choctaws will be back in action on Wednesday night when they travel to face #11 Auburn at 7:00 p.m. for an exhibition contest.
- They will be back in A.E. Wood Coliseum on Saturday when they will welcome Henderson State to Clinton for a 4:00 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 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 2018-19 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.