CLINTON, Miss. – A career-high 29 points from junior Clay Guillozet, including 19 in the first half, led the No. 14 Valdosta State Blazers to a 95-77 victory at Mississippi College Thursday evening.  Guillozet paced four Blazers in double figures as he tallied his second-straight game of scoring over 20 points.
 
The Blazers shot a blistering 57.4 percent for the game on 35 of 61, while going 7 of 21 from beyond the arc and 18 of 19 from the line as the team improved to 13-2 overall and 6-1 in Gulf South Conference play.  Guillozet went 10 of 13 from the field, 3 of 4 from beyond the arc and a perfect 6 of 6 from the line, while junior Bryce Smith tallied a career-high 22 points on 9 of 11 from the field and 4 of 5 from the line.  Senior Beau Justice added 19 points on eight made field goals, one triple and two free throws and senior Winston Morgan added 13 points with three triples. 
 
Mississippi College (4-7, 1-5 GSC) shot 43.8 percent for the game on 32 of 73, while going 4 of 12 from beyond the arc and 9 of 13 from the line.  MC had five players in double figures led by 17 points each from Marcus Lytle and Dyllan Taylor.  VSU scored 50 points in the paint in the game (50-44) and held a 16-1 advantage in fast break points.  The Blazers held a 38-32 lead in rebounding, including 30-19 on the defensive end.
 
A triple by Guillozet and a jumper from Justice sparked a 5-0 run and pushed the VSU lead to nine at 32-23 with 6:17 left in the half and later Guillozet buried another triple and a jumper of his first half 19 points for a 42-29 lead with 4:15 left. 
 
The Choctaws kept battling and closed the half on a 15-2 run for a 44-41 VSU lead at intermission.  Neither team scored over the final 1:10 of the first half as Guillozet scored the Blazers' final seven points of the half over the last 4:15. 
 
VSU quickly built the lead back to double-digits early in the second half with the "and one" by Smith at 59-47 with 16:27 left.  MC pulled back within six on a layup from Isaiah Austin at 61-55 with 14:40 left, but two charity tosses from senior Greg Zuppas at the 14:08 mark, began a run of 11-2 for a 73-57 lead with 11:32 left. 
 
The Choctaws would never get it under double-digits the rest of the way as Morgan hit two free throws with 52 seconds left for the final 95-77 margin.
 
VSU continues on the road on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET at Delta State.  Fans can access links to live stats, audio/video streaming and radio broadcast of the game at vstateblazers.com on the men's basketball schedule page.  Spencer Van Horn will have play-by-play coverage of the game on 92.1 FM WDDQ.  Check back following the game for a complete recap and stats.