CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team will look for a second straight win when they host Auburn Montgomery on Thursday night. Tip-off in A.E. Wood Coliseum is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

The Choctaws will then welcome Union (TN) to Clinton on Saturday for a 4:00 p.m. start.
 

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GAME INFORMATION

Matchup: Mississippi College (5-13, 2-11 GSC) vs. Auburn Montgomery (6-15, 2-11 GSC)
Date: Thursday, February 7th, 2019
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Clinton, Miss. | A.E. Wood Coliseum

Matchup: Mississippi College (5-14, 2-12 GSC) vs. Union (TN) (14-8, 9-5 GSC)
Date: Saturday, February 9th, 2019
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Clinton, Miss. | A.E. Wood Coliseum
 

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SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

The Choctaws are led by 15th-year head coach Don Lofton, who has posted a career record of 217-168 (.563). He is joined on the bench by first-year assistant coach Alex Ainsworth and former Choctaw Otis Harvey as a graduate assistant. MC is coming off a heartbreaking 87-85 loss to Auburn Montgomery on Thursday as the Warhawks hit a layup at the buzzer to steal the win.

Junior Brandon Boston (15.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg) tallied his second straight double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds against AUM, giving him five double-doubles on the season. The Pearl native has scored in double-figures in all but one game this season and has four games with 20 points or more.

Sophomore Dyllan Taylor (11.8 ppg) has now scored in double-figures in seven straight after putting up a career-high 19 points against the Warhawks. He came off the bench for the first time this season against AUM and is averaging 17.3 points per contest over the last four games.
 

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SCOUTING AUBURN MONTGOMERY

The Warhawks are led by 5th-year head coach Michael Cheaney, who has posted a 54-80 record over his tenure. AUM is coming off a 92-85 loss to West Florida on Monday night that saw Darrion Taylor (13.4 ppg) score a season-high 29 points, going 12-of-17 from the field and 5-of-9 from the three-point line.

The Warhawks are led by Carlos Bell (16.0 ppg) in scoring, but the junior did not play on Monday against the Argos. Aaron Reddick (10.4 ppg) is also scoring in double-figures and leads the team with 7.9 rebounds per contest. Taylor is shooting 46% from the three-point line and leads the squad with 60 assists on the season.
 

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SCOUTING UNION (TN)

The Bulldogs are led by 10th-year head coach David Niven and are arguably the hottest team in the GSC with five straight wins, starting with their victory over MC on January 19th. They are averaging 91.8 points per contest over the win streak and have shot at least 48% from the floor over that stretch.

Terrandus Smith (17.4 ppg) is the team's leading scorer, shooting 47% from the field and 84% from the free throw line. Bryson Butler (11.5 ppg), Payton Stovall (10.3 ppg) and Tylandrius Parks (10.1 ppg) are all averaging in double-figures, while Parks is the team's top rebounder at 7.9 per contest.
 

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GAME NOTES

This will be the 5th all-time meeting between AUM and MC with the Choctaws holding a 3-1 edge in the series.

This will be the lone meeting of the 2018-19 campaign after the two squads split two contests last season.

The road teams won both games with the Choctaws picking up a 95-84 overtime victory and AUM holding on for an 85-83 win.

This will be the 14th all-time meeting between the two schools with Union holding an 8-5 edge in the series.

The Choctaws won the last time the team played in Clinton by a score of 69-65 as Xavion Dillon led the way with 16 points.

The teams played in Jackson, TN on January 19th with the Bulldogs grabbing a 81-62 victory.
 

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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 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.