Men’s Basketball plays Monday

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast and No. 7 Jones will tip off a day earlier than expected when they take the court at Dantzler Arena on Monday.

The weather forecast caused the change, and tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Buy your tickets ahead of time to save money. It costs $7 for adults or $5 for youth online, or $10 and $7 at the gate. Tickets are available at http://mgcccbulldogs.com/tickets, and the game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.

The Bulldogs will try to bounce back from a conference road loss with a game on their home court.

Records

• MGCCC: 11-5/1-1 MACCC, T-6^th place in conference
• Jones: 15-3/1-1 MACCC, T-6^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC lost 83-70 at Holmes at Goodman on Thursday.
• Jones beat Meridian 81-59 in Ellisville on Thursday.

Previous Meeting

On March 15, 2024, Jones beat Gulf Coast 83-81 in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament championship game. Five different Bulldogs scored in double digits.

Notes

• Gulf Coast leads the MACCC with 25.8 attempts from the 3-point line per game. The Bulldogs are third in field-goal attempts (68.1), free throw attempts (24.1) and steals (11.1 spg). In conference play, they are second in free-throw shooting (78.4 percent).
• Jabbari Barry (So., Lake Charles, La./Barbe) leads the conference with 43 made 3-pointers.
• Larry Lee (So., Utica/Raymond) is fifth in the MACCC with 47 offensive rebounds.

Three Ahead

• Thursday, January 23: at Mississippi Delta, Moorhead, 7:30 p.m.
• Monday, Jan. 27: vs. Northeast Mississippi, Perkinston, 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 30: at Pearl River, Poplarville, 7:30 p.m.

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