The Choctaws carried a 39-35 lead into halftime before Ozarks quickly erased it. The second half went back and forth with ten lead changes. MC took the lead for good with 5:57 remaining after a Ryan Hudson free throw gave the Choctaws a 58-57 advantage.
The Choctaws knocked down 9-11 free throw attempts in the game's final three minutes to secure the win.
After getting outrebounded by twenty in a win over the Eagles last week, the Choctaws dominated the glass holding a 43-30 rebounding edge.
Junior forward Timothy Broomfield came off the bench to lead the Choctaws with 15 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots. Sophomore forward Tyler Winford added 13 points as the Choctaws won their 14th straight game.
Ozarks was led by Habeeb Kareem who finished with 16 points and nine rebounds. David Hamilton added nine points and six rebounds.
Mississippi College vs University of the Ozarks 2-4-06 3:00 p.m. at Clarksville, Ark. At Clarksville, Ark. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 75, UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS 67 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (19-1, 16-1) Timothy Broomfield 4-7 7-8 15; Tyler Winford 4-9 5-6 13; Cedric Armstrong 3-4 0-0 7; Orlando Lewis 2-9 0-1 6; David Doty 3-8 0-0 6; Jimmy Johns 2-2 0-0 6; Patrick Veal 2-4 1-2 5; Lonnie Vasquez 2-4 0-0 5; Ryan Hudson 2-3 1-2 5; Devin Jones 1-4 2-2 4; Jonathan Collins 1-4 1-2 3; Willie Powers 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 17-23 75. UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS (12-9, 12-6) Habeeb Kareem 7-12 2-6 16; David Hamilton 3-7 2-2 9; Brad Johnson 3-5 0-0 8; Scott McCall 3-7 0-0 8; Clint McHenry 3-4 1-1 7; Josh Joyner 2-11 3-4 7; Chris Clark 2-4 2-2 6; Jacob Sibley 2-6 0-0 4; Tony Daniels 1-1 0-0 2; Chris Williams 0-1 0-0 0; Jeremy Clark 0-0 0-0 0; Ted Beard 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 10-15 67. Mississippi College 39 36 75 University of the Ozarks 35 32 67 3-point goals-Mississippi College 6-14 (Jimmy Johns 2-2; Orlando Lewis 2-6; Cedric Armstrong 1-1; Lonnie Vasquez 1-1; Devin Jones 0-1; Jonathan Collins 0-1; David Doty 0-2), University of the Ozarks 5-19 (Scott McCall 2-4; Brad Johnson 2-3; David Hamilton 1-3; Chris Clark 0-1; Jacob Sibley 0-4; Chris Williams 0-1; Ted Beard 0-1; Josh Joyner 0-2). Fouled out--Mississippi College-None, University of the Ozarks-None. Rebounds-Mississippi College 43 (Orlando Lewis 10), University of the Ozarks 30 (Habeeb Kareem 9). Assists-Mississippi College 19 (Orlando Lewis 4), University of the Ozarks 18 (Brad Johnson 6). Total fouls-Mississippi College 15, University of the Ozarks 21. A-375