MGCCC men try to stay unbeaten

PHOTO: GREG HARTLEY JR./MGCCC

PERKINSTON — The Mississippi Gulf Coast men's basketball team will try to move to 2-0 on the young MACCC South season Thursday when Meridian visits the Weathers-Wentzell Center.

Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. To keep attendance within the governor's COVID-19 restrictions, no tickets are available for the general public. The game will be streamed at https://livestream.com/mgcccbulldogs/events/9500749.

The Bulldogs will be playing their first home division game. 

Records

• MGCCC: 2-0/1-0 MACCC South, T-1st place in standings
• Meridian: 0-1/0-1 MACCC South, T-5th place in standings

Last Time Out

• MGCCC went on the road Monday and beat Jones 76-71 in Ellisville. Melvion Flanagan (Fr., Alexandria La./Peabody) led Gulf Coast with 17 points, and the Bulldogs won the battle of the board with 20 offensive rebounds.
• Meridian got beaten 63-61 on a last-second shot by Hinds.

Previous Meeting

Gulf Coast couldn't hold onto a 12-point halftime lead at Perk, and Meridian won 72-70 in overtime on Feb. 10, 2020.

Notes

• Flanagan and Calvin Johnson (So., Long Beach/Long Beach) rank 10th and 11th in the MACCC at 16.0 and 15.0 points per game, respectively.
• Johnson is averaging 8.5 rebounds, seventh-best in the conference.
• Anthony Ratliff (So., Jackson/Terry) and Carr Thiam (Fr., Tampa Fla./Wharton) are averaging 7.5 rebounds, tied for 10th in the conference.

Three Ahead

• Monday, Feb. 1: at Copiah-Lincoln, Wesson, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 4: vs. Hinds, Perkinston, 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 6: vs. Baton Rouge, Perkinston 4 p.m.

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