National Basketball Association
Mississippi 77, Murray St. 61
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Karl Hess, # Kevin Scott
Attendance:
5721
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Zach Graham scored 22 points and Nick Williams added 21 as Mississippi took down Murray State, 77-61, on Wednesday.
Chris Warren chipped in 10 points and five assists for the Rebels, who knocked down 22-of-23 free throw attempts and forced 18 turnovers.
Mississippi led, 34-23, at the half after ending the period on a 28-11 run. Graham scored nine points during the spurt and hit six free throws before the break. Neither team shot particularly well in the first half, with the Rebels going 10-of-28 (36 percent) while the Racers struggled to 7-of-26 (27 percent) from the floor.
Mississippi made up for the shooting slump with a strong rebounding effort, pulling down 21 boards - nine on the offensive end - to Murray State’s 10.
Isaiah Canaan led with 15 points and Jeffery McClain scored 11 for the Racers, who hit 9-of-18 3-pointers in suffering their first loss of the season.
Top Game Performances
| Murray St. |
|
Mississippi |
|
Isaiah Canaan 15 |
Scoring |
Zach Graham 22 |
|
B.J. Jenkins 5 |
Assists |
Chris Warren 5 |
|
Jewuan Long 4 |
Rebounds |
Steadman Short 6 |
|
Jeffery Mcclain 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Zach Graham 7 |
|
Edward Daniel 3 |
Steals |
Trevor Gaskins 3 |
|
Jeffery Mcclain 1 |
Blocks |
Reginald Buckner 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Murray St.
|
61 |
30.2 |
9-18 |
20-22 |
10 |
24 |
1 |
11 |
|
| Mississippi
|
77 |
44.6 |
5-18 |
22-23 |
16 |
32 |
6 |
6 |
|
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