Mississippi 90, Coastal Carolina 72: Marshall Henderson scored a career-high 27 points and Murphy Holloway added 15 points and 12 rebounds as the Rebels pulled away from the visiting Chanticleers.
The Rebels (2-0) trailed by as many as seven in the first half and were down 39-36 at halftime, but they reeled off a 10-2 run early in the second half to take the lead. They didn't trail again.
Anthony Raffa scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures for Coastal Carolina (1-1), which outrebounded Ole Miss 37-27 but was hurt by 19 turnovers.
Nick Williams scored 11 points and Aaron Jones added 10 off the bench for the Rebels.
Michel Enanga had 10 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Chanticleers.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Holloway recorded his second double-double of the season and the 27th of his career, the most among active SEC players. … Henderson, last year's National Junior College Player of the Year, has averaged 24.5 points through two games. … Raffa needs 37 points to reach 1,000 during his three seasons at Coastal Carolina. He scored 271 points as a freshman at Albany before transferring.
Coastal Carolina | Mississippi | |
Anthony Raffa 18 | Scoring | Marshall Henderson 27 |
Michel Enanga 7 | Assists | Jarvis Summers 6 |
Michel Enanga 12 | Rebounds | Murphy Holloway 12 |
Warren Gillis 4 | Free Throws Made | Marshall Henderson 5 |
Michel Enanga 2 | Steals | Marshall Henderson 2 |
Warren Gillis 1 | Blocks | Reginald Buckner 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Coastal Carolina | 72 | 41.9 | 6-16 | 14-22 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Mississippi | 90 | 50.8 | 9-27 | 15-25 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 |