Bulldogs want No. 12

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast will look to push its season-opening win streak to 12 when the Bulldogs head to Meridian on Thursday.

Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m., and it's the first game in a stretch where Gulf Coast plays six of seven games on the road.

The game will be streamed at https://www.mcceagleslive.com/watch.

Records

• MGCCC: 11-0/3-0 MACJC South, T-1st place in standings
• Meridian: 5-7/0-3 MACJC South, T-7th place in standings

Last Time Out

• MGCCC erased a double-digit second-half deficit to beat Southwest 71-67 on Monday. Dillyn Neely (So., Biloxi/Biloxi) led the Bulldogs with 18 points off the bench.
• Meridian lost 86-70 to Hinds at Utica on Monday.

Previous Meeting

Gulf Coast pitched an overtime shutout to win 61-51 at Meridian on Feb. 11, 2019. Keevon Oney had 25 points to lead the Bulldogs.

Notes

• Gulf Coast is shooting 40.4 percent from the 3-point arc, 14th-best in NJCAA Division I.
• Opponents are scoring just 59.0 points per game, second-fewest in the country.
• Opponents are shooting just 38.8 percent from the field, 18th-lowest in the country.

Three Ahead

• Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Pearl River, Poplarville, 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 23, vs. Jones, Perkinston, 7:30 p.m.
• Monday, Jan. 27, at Hinds, Utica, 7:30 p.m.

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