National Basketball Association
Mississippi 82, Alabama 74
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials:
# Mike Nance, # Ted Valentine, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
9184
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Ole Miss 82, Alabama 74: Stefan Moody scored 22 of his 25 points in the second half to help the visiting Rebels spoil the Crimson Tide's senior night.
LaDarius White scored 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting for Ole Miss (20-10, 11-6 SEC), which snapped a two-game skid and solidified its NCAA Tournament credentials. Aaron Jones added 10 points off the bench and Jarvis Summers contributed seven points and seven assists.
Levi Randolph poured in 32 points, going 17-of-17 from the foul line, to lead Alabama (17-13, 7-10), which has lost three of its last four. Rodney Cooper scored 14 points and Jimmie Taylor added 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Ole Miss took its first lead of the game on Moody's 3-pointer from the corner just over two minutes into the second half, but Alabama surged back and went up 43-38 on three Randolph free throws with 14:45 to play. Moody scored consecutive baskets and White hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a 12-0 run that put the Rebels ahead 55-46 and the Crimson Tide didn't get closer than five the rest of the way.
The Crimson Tide scored the first eight points of the game and still led by eight with just under 12 minutes left in the half before Ole Miss charged back to tie it at 22. Alabama stretched the lead back out to six before White's 3-pointer just before the buzzer made it 30-27 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ole Miss has won 20 or more games in seven of nine seasons under coach Andy Kennedy after doing so only seven times in the previous 96 campaigns. … Alabama F Dakota Slaughter made his first career start alongside fellow seniors Cooper and Randolph as the trio played their final regular-season home game. … Alabama G Retin Obasohan fouled out with two points on 1-of-6 shooting after averaging 13.7 points over his previous seven games.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi |
|
Alabama |
|
Stefan Moody 25 |
Scoring |
Levi Randolph 32 |
|
Jarvis Summers 7 |
Assists |
Jimmie Taylor 3 |
|
M.J. Rhett 6 |
Rebounds |
Jimmie Taylor 11 |
|
Stefan Moody 13 |
Free Throws Made |
Levi Randolph 17 |
|
Aaron Jones 2 |
Steals |
Levi Randolph 2 |
|
Aaron Jones 1 |
Blocks |
Rodney Cooper 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi
|
82 |
47.4 |
7-17 |
21-26 |
15 |
29 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
| Alabama
|
74 |
40.9 |
7-20 |
31-39 |
8 |
29 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
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