National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 83, Texas State 72
When: 6:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Where: Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun
Officials: # Mike Nance, # Mike Thibodeaux, # Joe DeRosa
Attendance: 7391
Where: Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun
Officials: # Mike Nance, # Mike Thibodeaux, # Joe DeRosa
Attendance: 7391
Trevor Gaskins scored 21 points off the bench to lead Mississippi to an 83-72 victory over Texas State Wednesday in the first round of the Cancun Governor’s Cup.
Gaskins had three 3-point baskets and three steals as Ole Miss (8-2) won its fifth straight game and advanced to Thursday’s semifinals of the eight-team tournament.
Eddie Rios and Cameron Johnson scored 16 points apiece for Texas State (2-8), which lost its seventh consecutive contest.
Chris Warren had 18 points for the Rebels despite a lackluster 3-for-13 shooting performance. However, Warren made all 12 of his free-throw attempts.
Reginald Buckner had 13 rebounds for Ole Miss, which had a 42-21 rebounding edge over the Bobcats.
Texas State’s Rios made five 3-pointers. Jonathan Sloan added 12 points for the Bobcats.
Terrance Henry scored 13 points and Zach Graham added 10 for the Rebels.
Ole Miss made 25-of-29 free throws, while Texas State was just 14-of-24.
Top Game Performances
| Texas State | Mississippi | |
| Cameron Johnson 16 | Scoring | Trevor Gaskins 21 |
| Ryan White 6 | Assists | Trevor Gaskins 4 |
| Cameron Johnson 6 | Rebounds | Reginald Buckner 13 |
| J.B. Conley 5 | Free Throws Made | Chris Warren 12 |
| Tony Bishop 1 | Steals | Trevor Gaskins 3 |
| Tony Bishop 1 | Blocks | Terrance Henry 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Texas State | 72 | 47.3 | 6-19 | 14-24 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 9 | |
| Mississippi | 83 | 45.8 | 4-15 | 25-29 | 11 | 42 | 5 | 6 |