National Basketball Association
Mississippi 74, Troy 64
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 17, 2014
Where: Trojan Arena, Troy, Alabama
Officials:
# Bruce Benedict, # Tim Gattis, # Antinio Petty
Attendance:
3278
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Ole Miss 74, Troy 64: Jarvis Summers scored 21 points and Stefan Moody scored all 14 of his in the second half as the visiting Rebels bounced back from their season-opening loss to Charleston Southern.
Ladarius White collected 14 points and eight rebounds while Sebastian Saiz added eight points and nine rebounds for Ole Miss (1-1), which shot 50 percent after shooting 30 percent in a 66-65 overtime loss to Charleston Southern. Summers scored 12 points in the first half to help give the Rebels a 34-23 lead at the break.
Freshman Wesley Person Jr. scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half for Troy (1-1), which was outrebounded 42-28 and remained winless in nine all-time meetings against the Rebels. Person was 5-of-11 from beyond the arc and made all 10 of his free-throw attempts while Kevin Thomas had 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
Person opened the second half with consecutive 3-pointers and made another with just under 11 minutes left to cut the deficit to 54-46. Summers answered with a 3-pointer and Moody scored four quick points to push the Rebels’ lead to 61-48 with just over seven minutes remaining.
Person, who was 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the second half, scored six straight points to cut the lead to 70-61 with 1:52 left before Ole Miss secured the win at the foul line. Troy was held to 32.1 percent shooting and missed 22 of its 29 shots from 3-point range.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Summers had a team-high five assists for Ole Miss, which committed 20 turnovers. … Person’s 25 points are the most by a Troy freshman since Rob Lewin had 19 off the bench against Nicholls State in December 2000. … M.J. Rhett had six points and six rebounds for Ole Miss, which returns home to face Southern on Thursday.
Top Game Performances
Mississippi |
|
Troy |
Jarvis Summers 21 |
Scoring |
Wesley Person Jr. 25 |
Jarvis Summers 5 |
Assists |
Kelton Ford 4 |
Sebastian Saiz 9 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Thomas 14 |
Jarvis Summers 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Wesley Person Jr. 10 |
Stefan Moody 4 |
Steals |
Kelton Ford 3 |
Anthony Perez 1 |
Blocks |
Kevin Thomas 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Mississippi
|
74 |
50.0 |
5-20 |
9-11 |
13 |
39 |
3 |
8 |
20 |
Troy
|
64 |
32.1 |
7-29 |
23-30 |
8 |
26 |
3 |
10 |
17 |