National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Middle Tennessee St. 68, Mississippi 56
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Where: DeSoto Civic Center, Southhaven, Mississippi
Officials: # Pat Evans, # Tom Eades, # Brian Shey
Attendance: 2342
Where: DeSoto Civic Center, Southhaven, Mississippi
Officials: # Pat Evans, # Tom Eades, # Brian Shey
Attendance: 2342
Raymond Cintron tied a career high with 18 points to lead Middle Tennessee to a 68-56 victory over Ole Miss in a neutral-site game in Southaven, Miss., on Wednesday.
Cintron, who was 5-of-8 shooting including 4-of-7 on 3-pointers, scored seven points in the final 8:26 as Middle Tennessee (11-2) pulled away.
Center LaRon Dendy added 13 points, including 12 in the second half, and Marcus Knight added 11 points for the Blue Raiders.
JT Sulton's dunk with 8:51 left gave Middle Tennessee the lead for good 45-44. Cintron scored the next five points and after Sulton's jumper with 6:12 left put the Blue Raiders ahead 54-45, Cintron's two free throws completed the 13-1 run.
The Blue Raiders, who entered the game second in field goal percentage at 53.2 percent, were held to 44.4 percent (24-for-54), but outscored Ole Miss 30-20 inside.
Middle Tennessee started strong and built an 18-9 lead before Ole Miss (9-3) took a 27-26 halftime lead.
Jarvis Summers led Ole Miss with nine points.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi | Middle Tennessee St. | |
| Jarvis Summers 9 | Scoring | Raymond Cintron 18 |
| Jelan Kendrick 3 | Assists | Bruce Massey 6 |
| Murphy Holloway 11 | Rebounds | Bruce Massey 6 |
| Dundrecous Nelson 4 | Free Throws Made | LaRon Dendy 6 |
| Jelan Kendrick 4 | Steals | Raymond Cintron 3 |
| Reginald Buckner 3 | Blocks | LaRon Dendy 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Mississippi | 56 | 40.0 | 3-11 | 17-31 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 68 | 45.3 | 5-14 | 15-27 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 14 |