CLINTON, MS - The Mississippi College men's basketball team fell to Division I New Orleans, 67-64, on Monday night in A.E. Wood Coliseum. Junior E.C. Williams missed a three-pointer as time expired as the Privateers held on for the victory.
The Choctaws took a 63-62 lead with 1:22 remaining when junior Rodney Brumfield hit two free throws. MC trailed by nine points with 4:52 remaining when Zach Kinsley made his fourth three-pointer of the night.
The Choctaws were led by junior Greg Pulliam with 21 points on 7-12 shooting from the floor and 2-3 shooting from the three-point line. Brumfield was the only other Choctaw in double-figures with 10 points. He also led MC with seven rebounds.
Kinsley led the Privateers with 18 points on 7-14 shooting from the floor, while Ryan Kinsley and Antonio Wertz each tallied 12 points.
The Choctaws will return after the Thanksgiving break to face Texas Lutheran at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday in the "Golden Dome".
Univ. of New Orleans vs Mississippi College 11/22/10 7:00 p.m. at Clinton, MS / A.E. Wood Coliseum At Clinton, MS / A.E. Wood Coliseum UNIV. OF NEW ORLEANS 67, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 64 UNIV. OF NEW ORLEANS (2-1) KINSLEY, Zach 7-14 0-0 18; KINSLEY, Ryan 4-9 1-2 12; WERTZ, Antonio 5-6 2-3 12; KNIGHT, Brandon 3-3 2-3 8; TYRNA, Jaroslav 2-6 1-4 6; KEMP, Bryce 1-3 4-4 6; CANADY, Brandon 1-5 0-0 3; ROACH, Tyson 1-2 0-0 2; HARMON, Lenny 0-0 0-0 0; ESTIS, Jonathan 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 24-49 10-18 67. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (1-1) Greg Pulliam 7-12 5-9 21; Rodney Brumfield 3-5 4-5 10; E.C. Williams 3-6 1-2 8; Chad Jones 2-4 2-2 6; Ken Black 3-6 0-1 6; Kelvin Lester 2-3 0-0 5; Pierre Hadley 1-3 0-0 3; Marlon Ester 1-2 0-0 3; Cameron Bounds 1-5 0-0 2; Pate Shackelford 0-1 0-0 0; Joey Tisdale 0-0 0-0 0; Kendre' Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-49 12-19 64. Univ. of New Orleans.......... 37 30 - 67 Mississippi College........... 33 31 - 64 3-point goals--Univ. of New Orleans 9-20 (KINSLEY, Zach 4-7; KINSLEY, Ryan 3-5; CANADY, Brandon 1-4; TYRNA, Jaroslav 1-3; KEMP, Bryce 0-1), Mississippi College 6-13 (Greg Pulliam 2-3; Kelvin Lester 1-1; Marlon Ester 1-2; E.C. Williams 1-4; Pierre Hadley 1-2; Kendre' Smith 0-1). Fouled out--Univ. of New Orleans-TYRNA, Jaroslav, Mississippi College-None. Rebounds--Univ. of New Orleans 30 (TYRNA, Jaroslav 7), Mississippi College 33 (Rodney Brumfield 7). Assists--Univ. of New Orleans 18 (KEMP, Bryce 8), Mississippi College 12 (Greg Pulliam 3; E.C. Williams 3). Total fouls--Univ. of New Orleans 22, Mississippi College 17. Technical fouls--Univ. of New Orleans-None, Mississippi College-None. A-792