CLINTON, Miss. – The Union University men's basketball team posted an 83-77 win at Mississippi College Saturday. With the win, Union swept the season series with MC. It also snapped a three game skid for the Bulldogs and keeps Union in the top eight in the GSC and in the GSC Tournament with two games left to play.  

GAME DETAILS
Final: Union 83   |  Mississippi College 77
Records: Union 14-12, 9-11 GSC | Mississippi College 5-19, 2-18 GSC
Location:  Wood Coliseum – Clinton, Miss.
Series: Union lead 11-1
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WHAT HAPPENED

• Neither team scored for the first two minutes and 23 seconds of the game. Union's Jarad Scott got the scoring started with a layup, followed by a layup from Charlie Wilson to give Union the early 4-0 lead. Union never trailed in the game, while MC tied the game twice at 4-4 and 6-6. A 3-pointer from Nick Velasquez with 43 seconds left in the first half gave Union their biggest lead of the half at 22 points, 44-22. Union led 44-23 at the half.
• In the second half, a 3-pointer from Tray Boyd at the 16:29 mark gave Union their largest lead of the game at 28 points, 53-25.
• However, Mississippi College began a furious comeback led by Deondre Haynes. Haynes scored 24 of the game-high 31 points in the second half, including stretch where he scored 16 of his teams 18 points.
• Union still led by 24 points, 63-39 with just under 10 minutes to play. Over the next nine minutes, MC outscored Union 38-18 and with 15 seconds left, had cut the Union lead down to four points, 81-77. MC had the deficit down as low as six points with 2:27 left in the game.
• In the last three minutes of the game, Union was 10-for-12 from the free throw line to seal the win.

STAT OF THE GAME
Union shot 60 percent from the field in the first half, including 58 percent (7-12) from 3-point range to jump out to the 28-point lead.  

TEAM STATS

• Union shot 51 percent from the field, 50 percent (12-24) from long range and 73 percent (19-26) from the free throw line.  
• Mississippi College shot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent (6-15) from 3-point range and 52 percent (11-21) from the free throw line.
• Union out rebounded MC 36-27 in the game, including 8-6 on the offensive glass. Union committed 18 turnovers to 12 for the Choctaws.  

PLAYER STATS

• Union was led by Charlie Wilson and Tray Boyd with 17 points each. Wilson added 10 rebounds for a double-double. KC Goodwin added 12 points, all coming in the second half. He also led with seven assists.
• Mississippi College was led by DeOndre Haynes with 31 points, 24 coming in the second half. Otis Harvey scored 15 points on four 3-pointers, while Stacy Mack scored 12, including 11 in the second half.

UP NEXT                                                                                                     
Union is home for their final two regular season games of the years. First up is North Alabama Thursday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. Union then host Alabama Huntsville Saturday at 4 p.m. Listen on 93.1 FM or online at www.uuathletics.com/live. 

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