National Basketball Association
Mississippi 50, Southern Methodist 48
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials:
# John Hampton, # Tony Green, # Rick Hartzell
Attendance:
4728
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Terrance Henry scored 13 points, and hit two free throws with 28 seconds left as Mississippi snapped a three-game losing streak with a 50-48 home victory over Southern Methodist.
The Rebels (10-4) trailed 48-46 after SMU’s Leslee Smith hit a jumper with 1:56 to go. Henry responded with a layup to tie the game with 1:33 remaining, then buried the free throws to give Ole Miss a 50-48 advantage.
The Mustangs (8-6) had two shots to take the lead. Aliaksei Patsevich missed a 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining. After Ole Miss’ Dundrecous Nelson missed the front end of a one-and-one, Robert Nyakundi missed a potential winning 3-pointer with one second left.
Tied at 36 midway through the second half, Ole Miss scored eight consecutive points, taking a 44-36 lead on Henry’s three-point play with 7:29 to go. Nyakundi, who had a team-high 12 points, rallied the Mustangs by scoring eight straight to pull SMU into a 44-44 tie with 5:26 left.
The Rebels used a strong final three minutes to take a 28-21 halftime lead. Ole Miss led by 10 early in the second half.
Ole Miss played without forward Murphy Holloway (high ankle sprain).
The Rebels begin SEC play Saturday at LSU. SMU plays at Tulsa on Saturday in its Conference USA opener.
Top Game Performances
Southern Methodist |
|
Mississippi |
Robert Nyakundi 12 |
Scoring |
Terrance Henry 13 |
Jeremiah Samarrippas 6 |
Assists |
Terrance Henry 3 |
Leslee Smith 5 |
Rebounds |
Reginald Buckner 11 |
London Giles 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Jarvis Summers 5 |
London Giles 3 |
Steals |
Dundrecous Nelson 1 |
Leslee Smith 2 |
Blocks |
Reginald Buckner 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Southern Methodist
|
48 |
36.5 |
8-29 |
2-5 |
15 |
28 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
Mississippi
|
50 |
34.1 |
6-23 |
14-17 |
13 |
31 |
2 |
3 |
14 |