HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball played a tight first half on Saturday, but Alabama Huntsville pulled away in the second half for the 88-53 win in Spragins Hall.

The Choctaws fell to 7-11 with a 3-9 Gulf South Conference record, while the Chargers improved to 16-3 with an 8-3 league mark.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Choctaws got off to a fast start, making 6-of-7 shots from the field, and when Winceton Edwards hit a three-pointer with 16:06 remaining in the first half, MC had a 14-6 lead.
  - The Chargers scored eight straight to tie the game and would eventually push the lead to 27-18 with 7:26 to go.
  - MC battled back and would cut the deficit to 36-30 with just over a minute remaining when Jacob Taylor hit a bucket after a steal by TJ Ben.
  - UAH would take over from there, however, as they hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, scored the first 12 points of the second half and went on a 26-5 run overall to push the advantage out to 62-35 with 13 minutes left.
  - The Chargers would continue to extend the lead and cruise to the home victory.
 

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KEY STATS
  - The Choctaws went 13-of-29 (44%) from the floor and 5-of-12 (42%) from the three-point line in the first half to keep the score close.
  - The second half was a different story, however, as MC was just 7-of-29 from the field and 1-of-17 from long range.
  - The Chargers outscored the Choctaws 44-16 in the paint and forced 24 MC turnovers.
  - Ben was MC's leading scorer with 16 points, going 6-of-10 from the field and 4-of-7 from the three-point line.
  - Jacob Taylor (14) was 7-of-12 from the floor, while Edwards also scored in double-figures with 10.
  - Sam Orf led four Chargers in double-figures with 15 points, while JJ Kaplan scored eight with a game-high 14 rebounds.
  - UAH shot 34-of-71 (48%) from the floor and went 11-of-30 from the three-point line.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws will play their next two games at home when they host Lee (Jan. 30) and UAH (Feb. 1) in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
 

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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 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.