Bulldogs take on Southwest at home Thursday

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast can get back to .500 overall and in MACCC men's basketball competition when Southwest Mississippi visits Thursday.

Tipoff at Dantzler Arena will be at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch. 

Records

• MGCCC: 11-12/5-6 MACCC, T-9^th place in conference
• Southwest: 14-10/7-5 MACCC, 6^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC won its first road game of the season Monday, beating Northwest Mississippi 84-65 in Senatobia. Donovan Sanders (So., Walls/Lake Cormorant) had 20 points, and Jabarie Robinson (Fr., Raymond/Raymond) added 18 off the bench in his return from injury.
• Southwest lost 72-64 on Monday at Meridian to snap a four-game win streak.

Previous Meeting

On Feb. 10, 2022, Southwest beat the shot clock in the final seconds to make a 3-pointer and win 74-71 at Summit. Lee Flenor had 23 points and 12 rebounds for Gulf Coast.

Notes

• Gulf Coast ranks third in the MACCC in 3-point defense (38.9 percent).
• Javeon Gordon (Fr., Mount Olive/Mount Olive) is ninth in the MACCC in 3-point shooting (39.8 percent).
• Donovan Sanders (So., Walls/Lake Cormorant) leads the MACCC in assists (140).
• JaVon Anderson (So., Columbia S.C./Ridge View) ranks seventh in the MACCC in 3-pointers made (40).
• Darius Dawson (So., Sumter S.C./West Florence) ranks third in field-goal shooting (57.3 percent), sixth in free-throw shooting (80.6 percent) and eighth in blocks (27).

Three Ahead

• Tuesday, Feb. 21: at Copiah-Lincoln, Wesson, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 23: vs. East Mississippi, Perkinston, 6 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 27: NJCAA Region 23 Tournament first round

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