CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Delta State used a late run to take the lead late from Mississippi College, but the clutch play of the Choctaws allowed them to escape Sillers Coliseum with the win. There were ten ties and ten lead changes in Saturday's back-and-forth game.
Delta State kept MC off the board for nearly five and a half minutes in what was an 8-0 run for the Statesmen to take a 57-55 lead with two and a half minutes left in the game. A Choctaw three-point play and three-point basket would get their momentum rolling again. They carried it to the end of their 62-60 win.
Maalik Cartwright led all scorers with 24 points to go with 4 rebounds, an assist, a steal, and a block. Kelen Dietrich was the only other Statesmen in double figures with 16 points, including 2 three-point makes to go with 2 assists and 2 steals.
 
The TIP-OFF:
Score: Delta State 60 | Mississippi College 62
Records: Statesmen 7-19 (6-17 GSC) | Choctaws 15-12 (8-12 GSC)
City|Venue: Cleveland, Miss. | Sillers Coliseum
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STATS OF THE GAME:

• Delta State scored 17 points off 12 MC turnovers
• MC's bench outscored Delta State's 26-3
• Choctaws also outscored DSU 36-28 in the paint

 
UP NEXT:
Delta State's regular season comes to an end next Saturday on the road with a 4:00 pm tipoff at West Georgia.