Bulldogs eye 1st title since 2000
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 17 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 67 |
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Southwest Mississippi Community College | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 63 |
PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast can win its first MACCC title since 2000 Thursday by beating Southwest Mississippi.
Tipoff in Summit is set for 5:30 p.m. The game will be streamed at https://go.smccbears.tv/.
The Bulldogs are shooting for the sixth conference championship in school history. A win would give them 20 for the first time since this century.
Gulf Coast has already clinched a bye in the NJCAA Region 23 tournament. The Bulldogs start the postseason Monday at Perk against a team to be decided by Saturday's opening round.
Records
- MGCCC: 19-4/12-1 MACCC, T-1st place in conference
- Southwest: 20-6/11-2 MACCC, 3rd place in conference
Last Time Out
- MGCCC beat Northwest 75-50 on Monday at Perk.
- Southwest beat Meridian 73-57 on Monday at Meridian.
Previous Meeting
On Jan. 9, Gulf Coast beat Southwest 77-55 at Perk. Je'Mya Evans (So., Gulfport/Harrison Central) had 25 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Up Next
- Monday, March 11: NJCAA Region 23 quarterfinal, Perkinston, 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, March 14: NJCAA Region 23 semifinals, Clinton, TBD
- Friday, March 15: NJCAA Region 23 championship, Clinton, TBD
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