HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team battled back from another big road deficit but could not complete the comeback in a 91-79 loss to #20 UAH on Sunday afternoon at Spragins Hall.

The Choctaws (0-2, 0-2 GSC) had a shot in the final seconds to get a come-from-behind win on Saturday, and they erased an 18-point deficit on Sunday, cutting the Charger (4-1, 4-0 GSC) advantage to just three, but MC came home with a pair of losses to the nationally-ranked opponent.

The Choctaws were scheduled to be back on the road for the next two weekend series against West Alabama (Jan. 8-9) and Christian Brothers (Jan. 15-16), but both have been postponed due to GSC COVID-19 protocols. MC's next scheduled action is on Friday, January 22nd when they will host Union (TN) for the first home game of the 2020-21 season.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED

  - Antonio Cowart Jr. gave the Choctaws their first lead of the day with a three-pointer on MC's first possession, putting the road team ahead 3-2 in the first minute.
  - With 16:44 to go in the first 20 minutes, Brandon Boston knocked down a jumper and gave the Choctaws an 8-7 advantage.
  - It was the last lead MC would have in the contest as the Chargers would push the lead out to 48-36 at the break after scoring the final six points of the half.
  - With 15:20 to go in the game, Luke Burnett hit a long ball for UAH and gave the Chargers their largest lead of the day at 62-44.
  - The Choctaws would respond, however, by scoring the next 15 points, capped off by a bucket from Winford Ross with 10:46 remaining to make the score 62-59.
  - It would be as close as MC would get to the Chargers as they would pull away in the final minutes for the 12-point win.
 

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KEY STATS / NOTES

  - The Choctaws shot 48% (32-of-67) from the floor, including going 18-of-33 (55%) in the second half.
  - The Chargers were scorching from the field, however, shooting 52% (33-of-63), including going 19-of-31 (61%) in the first half.
  - The Choctaws turned the ball over just eight times and outscored UAH in the paint, 46-40.
  - The Chargers got 33 points from their bench and went 13-of-32 (41%) from long range to get the victory.
  - Cowart led the Choctaws with 19 points, going 8-of-20 from the field and 3-of-6 from the three-point line.
  - The Ohio University transfer also had a team-best nine rebounds and three steals and tied with Dyllan Taylor fora  team-high five assists.
  - Brandon Boston (15) and Zach Jones (12) were also in double-figures, while Ross (9) and Dillyn Neely (7) came off the bench to score a combined 16 points.
  - Sam Orf scored a team-high 18 points for the Chargers, while Burnett came off the bench to score 17 with five made three-pointers.
  - Overall, five UAH players scored in double-figures, including Max Shulman scoring 15 with four made long balls.
 

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NEXT UP

  - The Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on Friday, January 22nd when they will play their first home game of the year against Union (TN) at 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.