National Basketball Association
Mississippi 66, Louisiana State 60
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials:
# Tim Higgins, # Anthony Jordan, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
2112
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Chris Warren tied a season high with 26 points as Mississippi won its third in a row, holding off stubborn LSU 66-60 on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss.
Zach Graham added 17 points for the Rebels (16-8, 4-5 SEC).
Matt Derenbecker hit five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 19 points for the Tigers (10-14, 2-7 SEC), who lost their seventh consecutive game.
Warren gave the Rebels a 60-57 lead on a 3-pointer with 3:40 left. Ralston Turner, who scored 16 points for LSU, answered with a game-tying 3-pointer with 3:03 remaining.
Graham then gave the Rebels a 62-60 lead on a jumper with 2:02 to go. LSU had a chance to tie or take the lead, but Andre Stringer missed a shot with 35 seconds left. Warren, the SEC’s leading free-throw shooter, hit two free throws with 25 seconds left to make it 64-60.
Warren went 7 of 19 from the field, hitting three 3-pointers and finishing 9 of 9 from the free-throw line.
Down 33-32 at halftime, LSU opened the second half with an 8-2 run for a 40-35 lead with 15:57 remaining. Derenbecker pushed the lead to 46-39 on a 3-pointer with 11:29 left, but the Rebels fought back to tie it at 51-51 on Graham’s jumper with 6:29 to go.
Mississippi travels Saturday to SEC West leader Alabama. LSU plays Saturday at Arkansas.
Top Game Performances
| Louisiana State |
|
Mississippi |
|
Matt Derenbecker 19 |
Scoring |
Chris Warren 26 |
|
Andre Stringer 5 |
Assists |
Chris Warren 3 |
|
Malcolm White 11 |
Rebounds |
Reginald Buckner 7 |
|
Matt Derenbecker 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Warren 9 |
|
Matt Derenbecker 1 |
Steals |
Reginald Buckner 2 |
|
Storm Warren 2 |
Blocks |
Steadman Short 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisiana State
|
60 |
45.1 |
8-21 |
6-12 |
14 |
28 |
5 |
5 |
|
| Mississippi
|
66 |
38.9 |
5-16 |
19-30 |
9 |
32 |
1 |
6 |
|
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