CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team struggled offensively in the second half and fell to West Florida, 82-52, on Saturday afternoon in A.E. Wood Coliseum.

The Choctaws fell to 8-15 with a 4-13 Gulf South Conference record, while the Argonauts improved to 13-12 with a 10-8 league mark.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - After Stefan Bozickovic hit a jumper on MC's opening possession, the Argos scored the next nine points to jump out to an early lead.
  - The Argos would push the lead out to as many as 11 in the first half, including a 35-24 advantage with 4:44 remaining.
  - The Choctaws would rally, however, and go on an 11-3 run in the final minutes to cut the halftime score to 38-35.
  - In the second half, Michael Williams Jr. hit a jumper with 17:22 to go and cut the deficit back to 40-37.
  - The Argos would take over from there, scoring the next 11 points and using another 9-0 run to extend the the lead to 60-41 with 9:35 to go.
  - Another 13-0 run by UWF blew the game open, and the Argos picked up their fourth road win of the season.
 

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KEY STATS
  - In the second half, the Choctaws scored just 17 points, going 8-of-33 (24%) from the floor and 1-of-13 (8%) from the three-point line.
  - For the game, MC shot 34% from the field and went just 3-of-25 (12%) from long range.
  - Winford Ross came off the bench and scored a team-high 18, while TJ Ben chipped in 13.
  - Jacob Taylor scored six and led the team with nine rebounds and five assists.
  - The Argos shot 48% from the field for the game and went 9-of-16 (56%) from the three-point line.
  - UWF held a major advantage at the free throw line, going 19-of-23 (83%) from the free throw line, while MC was just 1-of-3.
  - Cameron Cox led all scorers with 25 points, while Conor Flanagan had a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws will close out their home schedule on Thursday night against rival Delta State at 7:30 p.m.
  - At halftime of the women's game, MC will recognize their two student-athletes playing in their final home games: Isiah Brown and Jon Harding.
 

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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.