CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team recognized four student-athletes playing their final home games on Thursday night, but #17 West Florida kept it from being a celebratory night with a 79-49 win in A.E. Wood Coliseum.

Ricky Breakfield, Xavion Dillon, Otis Harvey and Antonio Johnson were all honored during halftime of the women's contest.

MC dropped to 9-14 with a 6-12 mark in the Gulf South Conference and were officially eliminated from contention in the postseason tournament. The Argonauts improved to 23-3 with a 15-3 mark in the league.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Over the first four minutes, the game remained tight, but the Argos used a 10-0 run to take a 17-5 lead 12:41 remaining in the first half.
- Senior Antonio Johnson hit a three-pointer to stop the run and cut the lead to nine, but UWF pushed the lead back out and would not hold less than a 12-point advantage the rest of the way.
- The Argos would take a 40-24 lead into the break with a 4-0 run over the final minute of the first half.
- MC scored the first four points of the second half, but UWF responded with seven straight and would eventually take a 33-point lead before settling for the 79-49 win.
 

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KEY STATS
- The Choctaws shot just 32% (19-of-59) from the field and went just 3-of-19 (16%) from the three-point line.
- Sophomore Brandon Boston led the Choctaws with 17 points, going 8-of-12 from the field.
- Boston, Dillon and junior Donovan Ham each had a team-high seven rebounds.
- Marvin Jones led UWF with 23 points, while DJ Thorpe scored 17.
- Darryl Tucker came off the bench to score 14.
- The Argos shot 53% (30-of-57) from the field and went 10-of-20 from the three-point line.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Choctaws will hit the road for their final two games of the season, opening on Saturday when they face UAH at 4:00 p.m.
 

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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.