Winford knocked down 11-13 shot attempts and was one of six different Choctaws in double figures. David Doty (14), Cedric Armstrong (13), D. J. Jones (11), Timothy Broomfield (11) and Jonathan Collins all reached double figure points for MC.
McMurry was led by Elijah Bryant's 22 points and were tied with the Choctaws 18-18 midway through the first half. MC ended the half on a 31-16 run to take a 49-34 lead into the break.
In the second half the Choctaws led by as many as 29 points and never fewer than 14. MC shot 63 percent from the field and totalled 28 assists. MC was 33-48 on foul attempts including 27-35 in the second half with McMurry committing 35 fouls.
The Indians shot just 44 percent and placed four players in double figures. In addition to Bryant, Cole Dickerson (16), Finlay Brashears (15) and Rommel Colina (10) all scored ten or more. Brahears also grabbed a game high seven rebounds.
MC point guard Jonathan Collins dished out a game high eight assists with just one turnover and finished with four steals. Broomfield collected seven assists and five rebounds. Armstrong was a perfect 5-5 from the field for his 13 points.
The Choctaws are off for Christmas break and will not play again until a home contest against Fisk University on January 2. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score McMurry University vs Mississippi College 12/19/05 7:30 pm at Clinton, MS / A. E. Wood Coliseum At Clinton, MS / A. E. Wood Coliseum MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 110, MCMURRY UNIVERSITY 87 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (6-3, 5-2 ASC) Elijah Bryant 7-15 2-2 22; Cole Dickerson 5-10 6-10 16; Finlay Brashears 5-8 4-4 15; Rommel Colina 4-7 2-4 10; Alvin Stevens 2-7 4-4 8; Terence Mirabal 1-4 4-4 7; Tee Jay Void 1-4 2-3 4; Dustin Faught 2-2 0-0 4; Dan Jean 0-2 1-2 1; Curtis Jones 0-0 0-0 0; Adam Aguilar 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 25-33 87. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (7-1, 5-1 ASC) Tyler Winford 11-13 6-8 28; Cedric Armstrong 5-5 3-8 13; David Doty 5-6 1-1 13; Devin Jones 4-5 2-2 11; Timothy Broomfield 2-3 7-8 11; Jonathan Collins 2-5 6-6 10; Jimmy Johns 2-2 2-4 6; Willie Powers 2-2 1-4 5; Patrick Veal 1-2 2-3 4; Jaszmine Eugene 1-3 2-2 4; Orlando Lewis 1-6 1-2 3; Ryan Hudson 1-4 0-0 2; Steven Blevins 0-0 0-0 0; Thomas Gray 0-1 0-0 0; Diaran Holliday 0-0 0-0 0; Charlie House 0-0 0-0 0; Lonnie Vasquez 0-2 0-0 0; Gene Hunt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-59 33-48 110. McMurry University 34 53 87 Mississippi College 49 61 110 3-point goals-McMurry University 8-25 (Elijah Bryant 6-12; Finlay Brashears 1-3; Terence Mirabal 1-4; Alvin Stevens 0-1; Tee Jay Void 0-3; Adam Aguilar 0-1; Rommel Colina 0-1), Mississippi College 3-12 (David Doty 2-3; Devin Jones 1-1; Timothy Broomfield 0-1; Jonathan Collins 0-1; Jaszmine Eugene 0-1; Orlando Lewis 0-2; Thomas Gray 0-1; Lonnie Vasquez 0-2). Fouled out--McMurry University-Rommel Colina; Terence Mirabal, Mississippi College-None. Rebounds-McMurry University 33 (Finlay Brashears 7), Mississippi College 34 (Timothy Broomfield 5). Assists-McMurry University 17 (Elijah Bryant 6), Mississippi College 28 (Jonathan Collins 8). Total fouls-McMurry University 35, Mississippi College 22. A-698