National Basketball Association
Mississippi 64, Miami - Florida 61
When: 4:00 PM ET, Friday, November 25, 2011
Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Chuck Jones, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
4721
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Mississippi scored the first 17 points of the game and survived poor free-throw shooting to post a 64-61 overtime victory over previously unbeaten Miami (Fla.) on Friday.
The host Rebels (5-1) trailed 53-48 with four minutes left but scored six of the final seven points of regulation to force extra time. In overtime, Murphy Holloway’s dunk with 3:10 left gave Ole Miss the lead at 60-58.
Malcolm Grant, who hit six 3-pointers and led Miami with 22 points, banked in a 3-pointer to bring the Hurricanes within 62-61 with 23 seconds left in overtime. Jarvis Summers hit two free throws with 20 seconds left to finish off the scoring.
Grant’s desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer fell short and the Rebels survived despite shooting just 19-of-30 from the free-throw line (63.3 percent).
Miami’s Garrius Adams hit a free throw with 29 seconds left in regulation, giving the Hurricanes a 54-53 advantage. Dundrecous Nelson’s free throw tied the game at 54-54 for the Rebels with 12.9 seconds left.
The Hurricanes missed their first nine shots as Ole Miss raced to a 17-0 lead. Kenny Kadji’s dunk with 12:23 to go snapped the run, and sparked a 25-7 Hurricanes surge that gave Miami a 25-24 lead on two Durand Scott free throws with 1:41 left in the first half.
Nelson led Ole Miss with 17 points.
Ole Miss plays Thursday at DePaul. Miami travels Tuesday to Purdue.
Top Game Performances
Miami - Florida |
|
Mississippi |
Malcolm Grant 22 |
Scoring |
Dundrecous Nelson 17 |
Shane Larkin 4 |
Assists |
Jarvis Summers 3 |
Trey McKinney Jones 9 |
Rebounds |
Murphy Holloway 17 |
Durand Scott 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrance Henry 7 |
Shane Larkin 6 |
Steals |
Dundrecous Nelson 3 |
Kenny Kadji 2 |
Blocks |
Dundrecous Nelson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Miami - Florida
|
61 |
36.7 |
9-26 |
8-13 |
13 |
32 |
3 |
11 |
16 |
Mississippi
|
64 |
38.0 |
7-21 |
19-30 |
11 |
35 |
7 |
6 |
16 |