Mississippi College, ranked 23rd in the latest D3hoops.com poll, improved to 9-1 overall and to 6-1 in the American Southwest Conference.
Texas Lutheran, playing without starters Jason Morales and Hunter Holsonback, fell to 4-6 overall and to 3-5 in the ASC. Morales, the senior point guard, missed the game with an injury. Holsonback was absent with an illness.
Freshman Rion Hamilton started at the point for TLU, and senior post Jerrod Carpenter returned from injury to make his first start of the season.
Carpenter finished the night with 11 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes of action.
Senior post Brian Alves led TLU with 13 points and seven rebounds.
The Choctaws received minutes from 16 different players, and 11 different Choctaws scored.
Mississippi College held TLU to 34.5 percent shooting in the first half and opened a 39-25 lead at the half. The Bulldogs finished the game at 38.1 percent.
Orlando Lewis and Cedric Armstrong were the other Choctaws in double figures. Lewis scored 16 and had six assists and three steals, and Armstrong added 10 points.
Texas Lutheran continues ASC play this Saturday with a 3 p.m. home game against Louisiana College.
Newspaper Box Score Mississippi College vs Texas Lutheran 01-05-06 7:30 p.m. at Seguin, Texas (Memorial Gymnasium) At Seguin, Texas (Memorial Gymnasium) MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 74, TEXAS LUTHERAN 56 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (9-1 (6-1 ASC)) Tyler Winford 8-14 2-4 18; Orlando Lewis 6-10 0-1 16; Cedric Armstrong 4-8 2-2 10; Jonathan Collins 2-6 2-2 7; Timothy Broomfield 1-4 2-4 5; Ryan Hudson 1-2 2-4 4; Jimmy Johns 2-6 0-0 4; Devin Jones 1-4 2-2 4; Jaszmine Eugene 1-1 1-2 3; Lonnie Vasquez 1-4 0-0 2; Steven Blevins 0-0 1-2 1; Thad Burke 0-1 0-0 0; Gene Hunt 0-0 0-0 0; David Doty 0-1 0-0 0; Willie Powers 0-1 0-0 0; Patrick Veal 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 14-23 74. TEXAS LUTHERAN (4-6 (3-5 ASC)) Brian Alves 6-13 1-4 13; Jerrod Carpenter 5-9 1-2 11; Matt Nelson 4-9 1-2 9; Rion Hamilton 3-8 0-0 7; Trey Scott 3-5 0-0 7; Will Hudson 2-6 0-0 5; Billy Williams 1-4 1-1 3; Josh Scott 0-2 1-3 1; Thomas Osborn 0-0 0-0 0; Nate Walton 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 5-12 56. Mississippi College........... 39 35 - 74 Texas Lutheran................ 25 31 - 56 3-point goals-Mississippi College 6-19 (Orlando Lewis 4-7; Timothy Broomfield 1-2; Jonathan Collins 1-1; Jimmy Johns 0-2; Devin Jones 0-2; Lonnie Vasquez 0-2; Thad Burke 0-1; Cedric Armstrong 0-2), Texas Lutheran 3-14 (Trey Scott 1-2; Will Hudson 1-2; Rion Hamilton 1-3; Billy Williams 0-1; Josh Scott 0-2; Nate Walton 0-3; Matt Nelson 0-1). Fouled out--Mississippi College-None, Texas Lutheran-None. Rebounds-Mississippi College 51 (Tyler Winford 9; Lonnie Vasquez 9), Texas Lutheran 34 (Jerrod Carpenter 8). Assists-Mississippi College 21 (Orlando Lewis 6), Texas Lutheran 11 (Will Hudson 3). Total fouls-Mississippi College 14, Texas Lutheran 14. A-150