National Basketball Association
Mississippi 96, Arkansas 82
When: 9:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 17, 2015
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Marc Ellard, # Anthony Jordan, # Glenn Tuitt
Attendance:
19200
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Ole Miss 96, No. 19 Arkansas 82: Stefan Moody scored 18 points while Jarvis Summers added 17 points and seven assists as the Rebels snapped the Razorbacks' 16-game home winning streak.
Dwight Coleby collected 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for his first career double-double for Ole Miss (11-6, 2-2 SEC), which shot 56.4 percent from the floor. Sebastian Saiz tallied 12 points while LaDarius White had 10 for the Rebels, who finished 8-of-15 from 3-point range.
Bobby Portis recorded 23 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots for his third straight double-double for Arkansas (13-4, 2-2), which lost at home for the first time since Jan. 28, 2014. Michael Qualls and Rashad Madden contributed 22 points apiece while Anthlon Bell had 10 in a reserve role for the Razorbacks.
Ole Miss knocked down nine of its first 11 shots to jump out to a 24-10 lead before Madden nailed a 3-pointer to trim the deficit to seven midway through the opening stanza. Qualls and Portis combined to score 32 points in the first half, but it wasn't enough as the Rebels shot 74.1 percent to take a 52-40 lead into intermission.
Summers knocked down a 3-pointer as part of a 7-0 spurt to stretch Ole Miss' lead to 59-42 before Portis later nailed a jumper to trim the deficit to single digits at 65-56. Saiz's bucket put the Rebels on top 81-64 and took the air out of Bud Walton Arena as Ole Miss emerged victorious for the fifth time in its last six trips to Fayetteville.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ole Miss has won nine of the last 11 meetings. … Referee Anthony Jordan suffered an injury during pre-game warmups leaving only two officials in charge. … Madden went 12-of-14 from the foul line and has made 31 of his last 33 attempts.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi |
|
Arkansas |
|
Stefan Moody 18 |
Scoring |
Bobby Portis 23 |
|
Jarvis Summers 7 |
Assists |
Anthlon Bell 3 |
|
Dwight Coleby 10 |
Rebounds |
Bobby Portis 10 |
|
Jarvis Summers 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Rashad Madden 12 |
|
Martavious Newby 3 |
Steals |
Anthlon Bell 2 |
|
Aaron Jones 2 |
Blocks |
Bobby Portis 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi
|
96 |
56.4 |
8-15 |
26-30 |
18 |
32 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
| Arkansas
|
82 |
41.5 |
8-22 |
30-39 |
13 |
27 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
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