The win was the seventh straight for the Choctaws who improved to 14-2, 12-2 in the ASC. UTT fell to 5-10, 5-7 in ASC play.
UTT erased a five point deficit in the game's final few minutes and tied the score at 67-67 when Michael Galloway made a shot with 16 seconds remaining.
The Choctaws fell behind early and trailed 29-19 but outscored UTT 17-4 in the final five minutes of the first half to take a 36-33 halftime lead.
Winford was the high scorer for MC with 12 poitns on 5-12 shooting. Cedric Armstrong also finished in double figures with eleven points.
The Patriots were led by Patrick Branche's 19 points and eleven rebounds. Branche was good on 8-14 shots and had three steals. Brandon Weasby added 17 points and Galloway 14.
The Patriots shot 56 percent from the field in the loss and made 32 trips to the free throw line making 24.
The Choctaws were good on 9-11 free throws and shot just 42 percent from the field, but forced 25 Patriot turnovers.
Newspaper Box Score Mississippi College vs Texas-Tyler 01/22/05 3:00 at Tyler, TX At Tyler, TX MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 68, TEXAS-TYLER 67 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (14-2, 12-2 ASC) Tyler Winford 5-12 2-3 12; Cedric Armstrong 4-10 2-2 11; Jason Walker 3-6 1-2 9; Orlando Lewis 2-3 2-2 8; Lonnie Vasquez 3-7 0-0 8; Jimmy Johns 2-4 0-0 4; Jaszmine Eugene 2-7 0-0 4; Shederick Kirk 2-4 0-0 4; Willie Powers 2-6 0-0 4; Patrick Veal 1-2 0-0 2; Kevin Byrne 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 9-11 68. TEXAS-TYLER (5-10, 5-7 ASC) Patrick Branche 8-14 3-4 19; Brandon Weasby 4-4 8-8 17; Michael Galloway 3-5 7-8 14; Jamal Vanderbilt 2-3 2-3 7; Joe Henderson 2-4 3-6 7; Brandon Hobbs 1-1 0-0 2; George Gordon 0-2 1-3 1; Zach Dekeyser 0-1 0-0 0; Ryan Salters 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-36 24-32 67. Mississippi College........... 36 32 - 68 Texas-Tyler................... 33 34 - 67 3-point goals-Mississippi College 7-16 (Jason Walker 2-2; Lonnie Vasquez 2-3; Orlando Lewis 2-3; Cedric Armstrong 1-4; Jaszmine Eugene 0-1; Jimmy Johns 0-2; Tyler Winford 0-1), Texas-Tyler 3-3 (Brandon Weasby 1-1; Michael Galloway 1-1; Jamal Vanderbilt 1-1). Fouled out--Mississippi College-None, Texas-Tyler-None. Rebounds-Mississippi College 24 (Willie Powers 5), Texas-Tyler 31 (Patrick Branche 11). Assists-Mississippi College 12 (Jason Walker 6), Texas-Tyler 9 (Michael Galloway 4). Total fouls-Mississippi College 20, Texas-Tyler 19. A-832