Mississippi College opened the second half on an 8-0 run to erase a 24-22 halftime deficit. The Choctaws put the game away midway through the second half using a 19-5 run to lead 57-40 with just over seven minutes remaining.
High scorer for the Choctaws was Devin Jones who finished with 16 points on 5-5 shooting from the floor. Orlando Lewis added 15 points on 6-7 shooting including 3-4 from three point range. Timothy Bromfield added nine points and a game high nine rebounds.
Maryville was led by Bobby Golden who scored 16 points before fouling out late in the game. Bradley Blair also added 16 points and five rebounds.
The Choctaws will find out tomorrow where their "Sweet Sixteen" game will be held. Hope College and Wittenberg University are the other teams remaining in the bracket.
The sectional games will be played next Friday and Saturday with one of the four remaining schools hosting.
Maryville College vs Mississippi College 3/4/06 7:00 pm at Clinton, MS / A. E. Wood Coliseum At Clinton, MS / A. E. Wood Coliseum MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 69, MARYVILLE COLLEGE 51 MARYVILLE COLLEGE (21-7) Bradley Blair 7-15 2-4 16; Bobby Golden 6-12 4-4 16; Andy Chaney 2-9 0-0 6; Quin Bradley 2-5 0-0 5; Jeremy Holliday 1-4 1-2 3; Greg Martin 1-1 0-0 2; Christopher Orr 1-2 0-0 2; Bo Mason 0-9 1-2 1; Andrew Shumate 0-2 0-0 0; Alex Bowers 0-0 0-0 0; Jonathan Johnson 0-1 0-0 0; Trey Brewer 0-0 0-0 0; Samuel Coppage 0-0 0-0 0; Blake Roberts 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 20-60 8-14 51. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (29-1) Devin Jones 5-5 5-6 16; Orlando Lewis 6-7 0-0 15; Timothy Broomfield 2-6 5-6 9; Jaszmine Eugene 3-8 3-3 9; Willie Powers 3-6 0-0 6; Tyler Winford 2-3 2-4 6; Jimmy Johns 2-7 0-0 4; Jonathan Collins 1-2 0-0 2; Cedric Armstrong 1-4 0-0 2; David Doty 0-3 0-0 0; Patrick Veal 0-2 0-0 0; Lonnie Vasquez 0-4 0-0 0; Gene Hunt 0-1 0-0 0; Steven Blevins 0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Hudson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 15-19 69. Maryville College 26 25 51 Mississippi College 24 45 69 3-point goals-Maryville College 3-14 (Andy Chaney 2-7; Quin Bradley 1-1; Bo Mason 0-5; Andrew Shumate 0-1), Mississippi College 4-11 (Orlando Lewis 3-4; Devin Jones 1-1; Jimmy Johns 0-2; David Doty 0-1; Lonnie Vasquez 0-2; Timothy Broomfield 0-1). Fouled out--Maryville College-Bobby Golden, Mississippi College-None. Rebounds-Maryville College 39 (Jeremy Holliday 9), Mississippi College 37 (Timothy Broomfield 9). Assists-Maryville College 10 (Bo Mason 5), Mississippi College 8 (Devin Jones 4). Total fouls-Maryville College 18, Mississippi College 15. A-2298 Mississippi College advances to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.