Bulldog can take over 2nd in Summit

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast heads to Summit on Thursday to battle the Bears for second in the MACJC South.

Tipoff at Southwest is set for 7:15 p.m. The game will be streamed at https://southwestbearathletics.com/watch.

The Bulldogs will be looking for a season sweep against Southwest, which might also prove important for tiebreakers down the line. It's their sixth game out of seven on the road, ending a grueling stretch away from Perkinston.

Gulf Coast will close the regular season with three of the last four at the Weathers-Wentzell Center.

Records

• MGCCC: 14-3/6-3 MACJC South, T-2nd place in standings
• Southwest: 12-6/6-3 MACJC South, T-2nd place in standings

Last Time Out

• Gulf Coast edged Copiah-Lincoln 58-56 in overtime on Monday in Wesson. Dillyn Neely (So., Biloxi/Biloxi) had 19 points for the Bulldogs.
• Southwest won its third straight by winning 84-76 at home Monday.

Previous Meeting

Gulf Coast won 71-67 at Perkinston on Jan. 13 thanks to 18 points from Neely, who sparked a second-half comeback.

Notes

• Gulf Coast ranks third in NJCAA Division I in scoring defense (62.7 ppg). That's second in the MACJC.
• Southwest is sixth in the country in blocks (6.3 bpg). That leads the conference.

Three Ahead

• Monday, Feb. 10: vs. Meridian, Perkinston, 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 13: vs. Pearl River, Perkinston, 7:30 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 17: at Jones, Ellisville, 7:30 p.m.

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