The win is the 12th straight for the Choctaws who have won 30 of their last 31 games in A. E. Wood Coliseum.
The 17th-ranked Choctaws led by as many as twenty points in the second half despite being outrebouded 53-33 by the Eagles. Ozarks collected 24 offensive rebounds but were held to 26 percent shooting by the Choctaws. MC finished 52 percent from the floor.
Leading 36-33 with 18:33 remaining, MC went on a 19-8 run capped by two Jaszmine Eugene free throws to build a 55-41 advantage. Ozarks never got closer than ten in the final ten minutes.
The Choctaws were led by senior forward Willie Powers who scored 12 points and grabbed a team high seven rebounds. Junior guard Jaszmine Eugene came off the bench to add eleven. Sophomore forward Tyler Winford finished with ten points.
Ozarks was led by Josh Joyner who finished with 17 points and a game high 16 rebounds. Johner struggled from the field, however, knocking down just 4-17 shots. Habeeb Kareem added eleven points and 13 boards.
University of the Ozarks vs Mississippi College
1/28/06 3:00 pm at Clinton, MS / A.E. Wood Coliseum
At Clinton, MS / A.E. Wood Coliseum
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 71, UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS 54
UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS (11-8, 11-5 ASC)
Josh Joyner 4-17 9-12 17; Habeeb Kareem 5-12 1-3 11; Jacob Sibley 2-4 0-0 6;
Brad Johnson 2-7 0-2 5; David Hamilton 1-4 2-3 5; Jeremy Clark 1-3 2-2 4;
Scott McCall 1-7 1-3 3; Ted Beard 1-4 0-0 2; Chris Clark 0-3 1-2 1; Clint
McHenry 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 17-65 16-27 54.
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (17-1, 14-1 ASC)
Willie Powers 5-9 2-2 12; Jaszmine Eugene 4-7 3-4 11; Tyler Winford 4-7 2-2
10; Cedric Armstrong 4-7 0-0 9; Timothy Broomfield 3-4 2-5 8; Jonathan
Collins 3-5 0-0 6; Devin Jones 1-1 3-4 5; Jimmy Johns 2-5 0-1 4; Orlando
Lewis 1-1 0-0 3; Lonnie Vasquez 1-4 0-0 2; Ryan Hudson 0-0 1-2 1; David Doty
0-4 0-0 0; Patrick Veal 0-0 0-0 0; Andrew Lewis 0-0 0-0 0; Steven Blevins
0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-54 13-20 71.
University of the Ozarks 29 25 54
Mississippi College 32 39 71
3-point goals-University of the Ozarks 4-20 (Jacob Sibley 2-4; David
Hamilton 1-2; Brad Johnson 1-4; Scott McCall 0-4; Ted Beard 0-2; Habeeb
Kareem 0-1; Josh Joyner 0-3), Mississippi College 2-11 (Cedric Armstrong
1-4; Orlando Lewis 1-1; Jonathan Collins 0-1; Jimmy Johns 0-1; Lonnie
Vasquez 0-2; David Doty 0-2).
Fouled out--University of the Ozarks-None,
Mississippi College-None.
Rebounds-University of the Ozarks 53 (Josh Joyner
16), Mississippi College 33 (Willie Powers 7).
Assists-University of the
Ozarks 9 (Brad Johnson 3), Mississippi College 18 (Jonathan Collins 6).
Total fouls-University of the Ozarks 15, Mississippi College 17. A-757