Chris Warren led the way with 18 points and five assists as Mississippi rolled Mississippi Valley State 101-69 Monday.
Trevor Gaskins added 15 points and Terrence Henry chipped in 14 and eight rebounds for the Rebels.
Mississippi (6-2) dominated on both ends in the first half, shooting 53 percent while forcing 10 turnovers to double up the Delta Devils, 52-26. Warren had 15 points in the first half and the Rebels benefited from hitting 11-of-13 free throws.
Mississippi Valley State (1-7) made a bid to get back into it with a 16-3 spurt to begin the second half, but Ole Miss responded with an 11-0 run of its own to squash any hope.
The Rebels have five more non-conference games in a row, with the lone road test coming at Southern Methodist January 5. Eleven wins before the start of SEC play would give them a nice cushion in their hopes for an NCAA Tournament berth. SEC play begins for Ole Miss at Florida on January 8.
Mississippi Valley State | Mississippi | |
D'Angelo Jackson 20 | Scoring | Chris Warren 18 |
Kevin Burwell 3 | Assists | Chris Warren 5 |
Jason Holmes 10 | Rebounds | Terrance Henry 8 |
D'Angelo Jackson 7 | Free Throws Made | Chris Warren 9 |
Kevin Burwell 1 | Steals | Trevor Gaskins 3 |
Cor-J Cox 1 | Blocks | Reginald Buckner 5 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Mississippi Valley State | 69 | 35.9 | 7-17 | 16-24 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 4 | |
Mississippi | 101 | 54.7 | 7-22 | 24-33 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 5 |