National Basketball Association
Mississippi 68, Alabama 63
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials:
# James Barker, # Doug Shows, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
7903
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Chris Warren scored 25 points and Zach Graham added 17 points and 10 rebounds as Mississippi came from behind to take down visiting Alabama 68-63 on Saturday.
Terrence Henry hit two key free throws with 29 seconds left and finished with eight points for the Rebels (18-11, 6-8 SEC), who snapped a two-game slide.
JaMychal Green scored 17 points for the Crimson Tide (19-9, 11-3), who have already locked up first place in the SEC West and a top-2 seed in the conference tournament but still need a strong finish to improve an at-large resume for the NCAA Tournament that includes some ugly non-conference losses.
Alabama trailed 35-30 at the break as the Rebels shot 50 percent in the first half. The Crimson Tide quickly made up the difference out of the locker room, ripping off a 21-5 spurt led by six points apiece from Chris Hines and Trevor Releford.
Mississippi trailed 56-50 with seven minutes left when it began to make its move, getting seven points from Warren and five from Graham during an 18-7 burst to close the game.
Top Game Performances
Alabama |
|
Mississippi |
JaMychal Green 17 |
Scoring |
Chris Warren 25 |
Charvez Davis 6 |
Assists |
Chris Warren 5 |
JaMychal Green 7 |
Rebounds |
Zach Graham 10 |
JaMychal Green 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Zach Graham 11 |
Tony Mitchell 4 |
Steals |
Reginald Buckner 2 |
JaMychal Green 2 |
Blocks |
Reginald Buckner 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Alabama
|
63 |
43.9 |
3-11 |
10-16 |
17 |
24 |
3 |
12 |
|
Mississippi
|
68 |
39.6 |
3-13 |
27-34 |
9 |
32 |
5 |
9 |
|