CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team shot 60% from the floor on their way to a 72-60 victory over Christian Brothers on Saturday afternoon at A.E. Wood Coliseum.

The Choctaws improved to 2-6 on the season, while Bucs fell to 2-4.

MC is scheduled to be back in action on Tuesday (Feb. 2) when they host rival Delta State at 6:30 p.m. in Clinton.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Bucs got off to the quick start, scoring seven of the game's first eight points and taking a 7-1 lead on Daryl Lewis' dunk less than three minutes in.
  - CBU was able to extend their lead and with 8:49 remaining in the first half, took their largest lead of the night at 21-11.
  - The Choctaws would begin chipping away at the lead and when Dyllan Taylor finished a layup with 1:58 remaining, MC held a 30-29 advantage.
  - Winford Ross knocked down a shot as time expired to give MC the 32-29 lead at the halftime break.
  - The Bucs would respond to open the second half as Aiden Ruthsatz hit a shot with 18 minutes to go and gave CBU a 36-34 lead.
  - On MC's next possession, Dillyn Neely knocked down a three-pointer that gave the Choctaws a 37-36 lead, a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way.
  - Overall, the Choctaws went on a 29-14 run over a 13-minute stretch that pushed the lead out to 63-48 with 5:13 to go.
  - During that run, MC went 12-of-15 from the floor and 4-of-6 from the three-point line to put the game away.
  - With 2:34 to go, TJ Ben capped off a personal 5-0 run with a pair of free throws to give the Choctaws their largest lead of the night at 70-50.
 

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KEY STATS / NOTES
  - The Choctaws have now won two of the last three games against CBU with both victories coming in Clinton.
  - The win today split the weekend series after Christian Brothers won Friday's game 67-62.
  - Brandon Boston led all scorers with 25 points, going 11-of-13 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line.
  - Zach Jones came off the bench to score 14 points, going 7-of-13 from the floor.
  - Ben scored 13 points off the bench and had a season-high five assists to go along with four rebounds.
  - Overall, the Choctaws shot 29-of-48 (60.4%) from the floor and went 6-of-12 (50%) from the three-point line.
  - They had 19 assists on 29 made field goals, led by Ben and Antonio Cowart Jr. with five apiece.
  - The defense was also stifling, holding CBU to just 23-of-61 (38%) from the field and 8-of-29 (28%) from long range.
  - Ruthsatz led the Bucs with 14 points and five rebounds.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws are making up a postponed game on Tuesday night (Feb. 2) when they host rival Delta State at 6:30 p.m. in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
  - The game was originally scheduled to be played on December 18th.
 

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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.