National Basketball Association
Mississippi 90, Massachusetts 88
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 14, 2016
Where: Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Karl Hess, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
5291
By The Sports Xchange
Senior forward Sebastian Saiz's tip-in with 3.3 seconds to play lifted Ole Miss past Massachusetts 90-88 on Monday in a back-and-forth thriller at the Pavilion in Oxford, Miss.
Saiz scored 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, the last coming off a missed driving layup by Deandre Burnett. Saiz tipped Burnett's miss in for the winning basket, capping a dramatic comeback by the Rebels, who improved to 2-0.
Massachusetts' Dejon Jarreau missed a 3-pointer as time expired. Jarreau, a freshman guard from New Orleans, finished with a game-high 25 points. Luwane Pipkins added 18 points for the Minutemen, who fell to 1-1 on the season.
Junior guard Cullen Neal added 21 points for the Rebels, and Terence Davis came off the bench to score 13 points.
Ole Miss led by 10 at 29-19 with 7:39 left in the first half, but went cold from the field.
UMass took advantage and surged into the lead. The Minutemen closed out the first half with a 10-2 run, highlighted by a 3-pointer from Zach Lewis, and took a 48-40 lead into the locker room.
The Rebels fought back early in the second half, going on a 15-6 run capped by a Rasheed Brooks jumper that gave Ole Miss at 55-54 lead with 16 minutes to play.
The Minutemen quickly regained the lead and were up seven, 88-81, after Pipkins buried a 3-pointer with three minutes left. Ole Miss wouldn't go away, though, and was down only two after Burnett made a pair of free throws with 1:53 to play.
The Rebels capitalized on 18 Massachusetts turnovers and outscored the Minutemen 33-23 at the foul line. The teams combined to attempt 82 free throws.
Top Game Performances
Massachusetts |
|
Mississippi |
Dejon Jarreau 25 |
Scoring |
Sebastian Saiz 22 |
Dejon Jarreau 6 |
Assists |
Cullen Neal 2 |
Dejon Jarreau 8 |
Rebounds |
Sebastian Saiz 19 |
Dejon Jarreau 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Sebastian Saiz 14 |
Luwane Pipkins 4 |
Steals |
Cullen Neal 2 |
Zach Lewis 2 |
Blocks |
Justas Furmanavicius 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Massachusetts
|
88 |
40.6 |
13-33 |
23-36 |
17 |
35 |
5 |
10 |
18 |
Mississippi
|
90 |
40.6 |
5-15 |
33-46 |
6 |
43 |
4 |
5 |
17 |