LIVINGSTON, Ala. --- Mississippi College graduate student Brandon Boston became the 19th player in program history to score over 1,000 points as the Pearl native put up 27 in a loss at West Alabama on Wednesday night.

Boston went 12-of-19 from the floor and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, but the Tigers (2-0) pulled away late for the 67-49 victory.

The Choctaws (0-4) are scheduled to be back in action on Friday, January 22nd when they play their first home game of the season against Union in A.E. Wood Coliseum (6:30 p.m.)
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - Boston came out hot in the opening 20 minutes, scoring 12 points in just over 12 minutes and cutting the Tiger lead to 16-14 with 7:52 on a jumper.
  - The jumper gave Brandon 999 career points heading to the halftime break as UWA would take a 25-20 lead into the intermission.
  - In the second half, the bucket that put Boston over the milestone mark came with 17:54 to go and made the score 31-26.
  - The former Pearl HS standout would keep the Choctaws in the game and his three-point play made the score 37-35 with 13:28 to go.
  - The Tigers, however, would answer with a 9-2 run and would eventually pull away for the victory to improve to 2-0 on the season.
 

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KEY STATS / NOTES
  - Boston was the only Choctaw to score in double-figures on the night.
  - He becomes just the 19th player in school history to score 1,000 points and first since Tyler Winford (2004-08).
  - Boston and Winford are the only two players to notch the milestone in this century of Choctaw basketball.
  - The Choctaws shot just 20-of-49 (41%) from the floor, while the Tigers were 26-of-52 (50%).
  - UWA also outrebounded the Choctaws 37-25 on the night and held MC to 0-for-7 from the three-point line.
  - Four different Tigers scored in double-figures, led by Roger Davis with 21 points on 10-of-18 shooting.
  - Shardarrion Allen had 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws are scheduled to play their first home game of the season on Friday, January 22nd when they host Union (6:30 p.m.).
 

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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 18 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's and Women's 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.