The Eagles (9-8, 7-7 ASC) stayed in the game and trailed 55-50 with 9:44 remaining before the Choctaws ended the game with a flurry. A Lonnie Vasquez ignited the run with a three pointer. Vasquez eneded the game with a team high 14 points on 5-7 shooting.
Cedric Armstrong (12), Jason Walker (10) and Tyler Winford (10) also reached double figures for MC. Willie Powers finished with eight points and seven rebounds.
Ozarks was led by senior guard Brent Johnson who finished with eleven points and three rebounds. Johnson struggled from the field making just 3-13 shot attempts. Habeeb Kareem ended the night with ten points and a game high nine rebounds. Brad Johnson, David Hamilton and Josh Joyner each finished with nine points.
In the second half MC shot a sizzling 55 percent and forced Ozarks into a 36 percent shooting half. The Choctaws ended the game making 51 percent while Ozarks was good on 37 percent of their shots.
Newspaper Box Score University of the Ozarks vs Mississippi College 1/27/05 7:30 at Clinton, MS At Clinton, MS MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 83, UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS 63 UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS (9-8 (7-7) ASC) Brent Johnson 3-13 4-6 11; Habeeb Kareem 5-11 0-0 10; Josh Joyner 3-9 3-5 9; Brad Johnson 2-8 4-5 9; David Hamilton 4-5 0-0 9; Andy Brakebill 2-2 3-5 8; Chris Clark 1-2 1-2 3; Ian Garrett 1-1 0-2 2; Scott McCall 1-2 0-0 2; Finlay Brashears 0-2 0-0 0; Jacob Sibley 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 15-25 63. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (15-2 (13-2) ASC) Lonnie Vasquez 5-7 3-4 14; Cedric Armstrong 5-10 0-0 12; Jason Walker 4-6 2-2 10; Tyler Winford 4-8 2-3 10; Willie Powers 3-3 2-2 8; Patrick Veal 2-4 4-6 8; Jaszmine Eugene 2-5 2-2 7; Jimmy Johns 1-3 2-2 5; Orlando Lewis 1-6 0-0 3; Shederick Kirk 1-3 0-0 2; David Doty 0-1 2-2 2; Marcus Evans 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-57 19-23 83. University of the Ozarks...... 27 36 - 63 Mississippi College........... 32 51 - 83 3-point goals-University of the Ozarks 4-15 (David Hamilton 1-1; Brad Johnson 1-4; Brent Johnson 1-9; Andy Brakebill 1-1), Mississippi College 6-17 (Cedric Armstrong 2-5; Orlando Lewis 1-4; Jimmy Johns 1-3; Lonnie Vasquez 1-2; Jaszmine Eugene 1-1; Shederick Kirk 0-1; Jason Walker 0-1). Fouled out--University of the Ozarks-Habeeb Kareem, Mississippi College-None. Rebounds-University of the Ozarks 37 (Habeeb Kareem 9), Mississippi College 38 (Tyler Winford 7; Willie Powers 7). Assists-University of the Ozarks 11 (David Hamilton 4), Mississippi College 16 (Jason Walker 5). Total fouls-University of the Ozarks 20, Mississippi College 21. A-978