CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The offense was clicking for the Lee University men's basketball on Saturday afternoon as the Flames made 10 three-point shots. Lee celebrated senior day with an 81-74 victory over Mississippi College. Lee improved to 12-12 overall and 9-11 in GSC play and clinched a spot in the upcoming Gulf South Conference tournament. 
 
Before the game, the Flames recognized Hayden Moseley and Tim Vaughn as their two seniors.
 
Mississippi College led 3-1 in the contest for 15 seconds and then never led again. Lee tied the game and then took the lead which they never surrendered. The hot-shooting Flames led by as many as ten in the first half before eventually lead 37-32 at the halftime break.
 
Lee started the second half on a 7-0 run to make it a 44-32 game. The lead hovered around the nine-to-12-point range for the Flames for most of the second half. It eventually got to 71-55 before MC started to chip away. The Choctaws got hot at the end of the game and cut it down all the way to a 76-73 contest. The Flames did not falter as Tylon Chatman and Vaughn made some free throws to preserve the lead and Lee held on to an 81-74 win.
 
Willie Walton paced the Flames with 18 points and ten rebounds to have a double-double. Chatman added 16 points while Dayveun Anderson had 14. Senior Vaughn ended the day with 13 points.
 
Lee shot 53% in the contest and held MC to 45% from the floor. The Flames were 10-of-26 from long range while MC was 8-of-23. Lee had 42 points in the paint and 30 points off the bench. DeMarcus Powe had 28 points to lead the Choctaws.
 
Lee will head to West Tennessee for the final two games of the season. They will take on Christian Brothers University on Wednesday and then Union University on Friday.
 
Coach Bubba Smith's Thoughts:
 
"Today is a day I look forward and dread because we can celebrate our seniors but also know that their journey with you is coming to an end. We had a good performance today. There were moments in the first and second half where we really shared the ball.  Happy to finish out well in Walker Arena."