National Basketball Association
Mississippi St. 73, Mississippi 67
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 2, 2013
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials:
# Bruce Benedict, # Tim Gattis, # Antinio Petty
Attendance:
8140
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Mississippi State 73, Mississippi 67: Junior forward Colin Borchert scored 21 points and the host Bulldogs held on to beat their archrival and snap a 13-game losing streak.
Mississippi State (8-20, 3-13 SEC) got a fine all-around performance from Borchert, who shot 7-of-10 and added seven rebounds and three assists.
Ole Miss (21-8, 10-6) suffered a devastating blow in its bid to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time in coach Andy Kennedy’s seven-year tenure. Senior forward Murphy Holloway led the Rebels with 22 points and 19 rebounds, but SEC leading scorer Marshall Henderson shot 4-of-19 in his 16-point performance.
Mississippi State, which led 34-30 at the half, got 12 points and six rebounds from Gavin Ware. Roquez Johnson and Jalen Steele scored 10 points each.
Ole Miss shot 33.8 percent overall and 20.7 percent (6-of-29) from beyond the arc.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ole Miss failed in its bid to sweep the Bulldogs for the first time since 1996 and hurt its chance for a top-four SEC finish and the accompanying conference tournament double-bye. … The Rebels fell to 3-5 in SEC road games and 6-7 away from Tad Smith Coliseum … Mississippi State improved to 92-24 against Ole Miss in Starkville.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi |
|
Mississippi St. |
|
Murphy Holloway 22 |
Scoring |
Colin Borchert 21 |
|
Derrick Millinghaus 4 |
Assists |
Craig Sword 9 |
|
Murphy Holloway 19 |
Rebounds |
Colin Borchert 7 |
|
Marshall Henderson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Trivante Bloodman 6 |
|
Murphy Holloway 5 |
Steals |
Craig Sword 4 |
|
Reginald Buckner 5 |
Blocks |
Fred Thomas 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi
|
67 |
33.8 |
6-29 |
11-16 |
12 |
41 |
6 |
13 |
16 |
| Mississippi St.
|
73 |
41.7 |
6-21 |
27-37 |
16 |
34 |
4 |
8 |
19 |
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