Slate (SBC)
Claire Stokes
72
Southeastern Baptist SBC 0-1
109
Winner Mississippi College MC 2-1
Southeastern Baptist SBC
0-1
72
Final
109
Mississippi College MC
2-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southeastern Baptist SBC 28 44 72
Mississippi College MC 56 53 109

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | David Nichols --- Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

Choctaw Offense Gets Going in 109-72 Win Over Southeastern Baptist

CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College offense had their highest offensive output since 2014 in a 109-72 win over Southeastern Baptist on Tuesday night in A.E. Wood Coliseum.

The Choctaws (2-1) set a school record with 15 made three-pointers in the contest and had six players score in double-figures for the first time since 2011.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Choctaws scored the first 14 points of the contest, capped by a three-pointer from junior Slate Garmany and MC led 14-0 with 15:43 to go in the first half.
  - MC took their largest lead of the first half in the final seconds as junior Winceton Edwards completed a three-point play to put the Choctaws ahead 56-28 at the break.
  - The Choctaws reached 100 points for the first time in two years when junior Willie Logan scored with 5:28 to go in the game and put MC up 102-55.
  - The largest lead of the night came on the next bucket by junior Winford Ross as the Choctaws went up by 47 (102-55) with 4:57 to go.
  - Redshirt-freshman Traylon Lewis got in on the action in the final minute, drilling a three-pointer from the corner to put the Choctaws ahead 108-65.
 

KEY STATS
  - The Choctaws went 15-of-23 (65%) from the three-point line, setting a school record for most long balls in single game with the previous record being 12.
  - MC went 38-of-61 (62%) from the field, their highest shooting percentage since a win over Shorter last season.
  - Edwards led the Choctaws in scoring for the third straight contest, hitting 8-of-11 from the field and 4-of-5 from the three-point line to score 26.
  - Garmany scored a career-high 15 points, while sophomore Zach Jones tallied his second double-double in three games with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
  - Logan came off the bench to score 10 points and had a team-high six assists as the Choctaws racked up 28 helpers on 38 field goals.
  - Trajan Fielder led the Chargers with 18 points on 7-of-17 shooting from the floor.
 

GAME NOTES
  - The Choctaws are now 1-0 all-time against the Chargers and are scheduled to make a return trip to Southeastern Baptist on Tuesday, December 3rd.
 

NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws will hit the road for the first time this season when they head to Arkadelphia, Ark. to face Henderson State at 7:30 p.m.
 

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 began 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.
 
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