JACKSON, Tenn. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team pushed Union University to the limit but ultimately fell 82-76 on Saturday afternoon at Fred Delay Gymnaisum.

The Choctaws fell to 8-17 with a 4-15 Gulf South Conference record, while the Bulldogs improved to 18-9 with a 12-7 league mark.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - Union scored the game's first six points, but the Choctaws bounced back and when Zach Jones hit a three-pointer with 14:17 remaining, the score was tied at 10-10.
  - The Choctaws would go on to take their first lead of the contest with 12:17 to go as Stefan Bozickovic hit a long-range shot to make the score 16-15.
  - The Bulldogs appeared to take control mid-way through the half, extending the lead to 36-25 with 4:54 remaining in the half.
  - The Choctaws answered with an 8-0 run to cut into the deficit and would eventually trail 43-38 at the break.
  - MC scored the first four points of the second half and would cut the score to 43-42 just under a minute into the final 20 minutes.
  - Union pushed the advantage back out to seven, but a 6-0 run that was capped by a three-pointer from Winceton Edwards made the score 55-54 with 13:18 to go.
  - The Choctaws were unable to get any closer the rest of the way as the Bulldogs were able to hold on for the six-point win.
 

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KEY STATS
  - Edwards came off the bench to score 24 points, going 6-of-11 from the three-point line and 8-of-15 from the floor.
  - Bozickovic also came off the bench and poured in a season-high 21 with a 3-of-5 night from long range.
  - Overall, the Choctaws shot 45% (29-of-64) from the field and went 11-of-29 (39%) from the three-point line.
  - Jones also scored in double-figures with 17 while pulling down a team-high six rebounds.
  - The free throw line was a massive difference on the road for the Choctaws, going 7-of-13 from the stripe, while the Bulldogs went 25-of-31.
  - MC was also called for 23 fouls, while Union drew just 13 whistles on the night.
  - The Bulldogs shot 24-of-60 (40%) from the floor and went 9-of-26 (35%) from the three-point line.
  - Five players scored in double-figures for MC, led by LiDonta Hicks-Gentry with 14 points.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws will wrap up the 2019-20 season next Saturday when they travel to Livingston to face West Alabama at 4:00 p.m. in Pruitt Hall.
 

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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.