CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Delta State University Men's Basketball Team (7-10, 3-8 GSC) defeated the Choctaws of Mississippi College (6-11, 2-9 GSC) 62-54 in a physical GSC contest on Lloyd Clark Court in Walter Sillers Coliseum Saturday afternoon.
 
The Statesmen defense force MC to shoot 41.1% from the field, which marks the lowest any team has shot against the Statesmen. Delta State won the turnover battle, forcing 19 Choctaw turnovers led by senior point guard Chris Terrell's four steals.
 
Delta State and MC started slow with the Statesmen pulling ahead to a 14-8 lead with 10:53 to go in the opening half behind six points from Terrell. Terrell led all Statesmen scorers with 20 points.
 
The green and white would finish the half strong, taking a 31-22 lead behind the trio of Terrell, Keithean Brooks and Kolby Horace. Horace scored 18 points, shooting 4-11 from beyond the arch, while Brooks scored 11 points.
 
In the first 10 minutes of the second half, MC would jump out on a 21-8 run to take a 42-39 lead.
 
After exchanging leads from the 10-minute mark to the five-minute mark, Delta State would respond with two big threes from Jesse Washington with under five minutes remaining in regulation.
 
The Statesmen would pull ahead to an eight-point lead to snap the six-game losing streak with a 62-54 win in front of the home crowd.
 
The Statesmen are back in Sillers on Thursday evening as they will host the Buccaneers from Christian Brothers University at 7:30 p.m., (CDT).