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Junior Antonio Johnson went 10-of-12 from three-point range on his way to 36 points in a 105-89 exhibition win over William Carey on Saturday night in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
The Choctaws will open the regular season on Tuesday when they host Auburn Montgomery at 7:30 p.m. in Clinton.
The Crusaders (3-1) got things going early with a 17-9 lead in the first six minutes, capped off by a three-pointer from Troy Salvant, who led WC with 19 points.
MC would answer with a 26-8 run and closed the half on a 40-19 stretch to take a 49-36 lead in to halftime. William Carey got the lead down to nine points in the opening minutes of the second half, but a three-pointer from Johnson got MC on their way to the big home victory in front of a loud crowd in A.E. Wood.
Johnson’s 10 three-pointers would have set an MC single-game record, but statistics do not count towards the NCAA record books in exhibition games.
The Choctaws shot 63% (38-of-60) from the field and went 11-of-19 from the three-point line. MC also had 28 assists on 38 made field goals and outscored William Carey 44-26 in the paint.
Five different Choctaws got into double-figures with senior DeOndre Haynes tallying a double-double with 15 points and 11 assists, while junior Stacey Mack scored 18 points, going 6-of-7 from the field and 6-of-6 from the foul line.
Senior Byron McCall (13) and freshman Brandon Boston (12) were also in double-figures, while Mack and junior Otis Harvey had a team-high five rebounds.
Leo Garrett (11) joined Salvant in double-figure scoring for William Carey, while Ashton Woodson had a game-high nine rebounds.
Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.
The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field, Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.
