National Basketball Association
Mississippi 75, Missouri 67
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Where: The Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials:
# Chuck Jones, # Joe Lindsay, # K.B. Burdett
Attendance:
9500
By Field Level Media
Breein Tyree and Blake Hinson each scored 19 points to lead Ole Miss to a 75-67 victory against visiting Missouri on Wednesday night in a Southeastern Conference game at Oxford, Miss
KJ Buffen added 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Khadim Sy added 12 points for the Rebels (15-15, 6-11), who have won two straight games.
Xavier Pinson scored 16 points and Jeremiah Tilmon had 12 for the Tigers (14-16, 6-11), who dropped their second in a row and third in four games. Missouri's reserves outscored their Ole Miss counterparts 31-8 -- meaning the Rebels' starters outscored those of the Tigers 67-36.
Tyree, the Rebels' lone senior, scored 13 of his points in the second half on Senior Night.
Ole Miss went ahead 69-65 on Devontae Shuler's steal from Pinson and layup with 4:16 left. Tyree then added a layup with 3:26 remaining.
After Missouri's Dru Smith hit a jumper, Buffen answered with a dunk at 1:27 to make the score 73-67.
When Smith missed a 3-point try with 53 seconds left, Buffen grabbed the rebound that essentially secured the victory.
Missouri scored nine consecutive points -- by five different scorers -- to tie it at 51 with 14:04 to go.
Tyree scored five straight points (two free throws and a 3-pointer) to give Ole Miss a 58-53 advantage at 12:17.
Hinson scored all 19 of his points in the first half and Ole Miss led by as many as 15 points in the first 20 minutes while building a 49-40 halftime cushion. Missouri's Torrence Watson scored the half's final five points, with a 3-pointer and a layup, in the last 30 seconds.
The Rebels used a 15-2 run during a 5:12 span early in the first half to take an 18-7 lead with less than 12 minutes left before the half.
Missouri won the teams' first meeting 71-68 on Feb. 18 in Columbia, Mo.
Ole Miss concludes the regular season at Mississippi State on Saturday, the same day Missouri will play host to Alabama.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Missouri |
|
Mississippi |
|
Xavier Pinson 16 |
Scoring |
Blake Hinson 19 |
|
Xavier Pinson 5 |
Assists |
Breein Tyree 5 |
|
Jeremiah Tilmon 7 |
Rebounds |
KJ Buffen 10 |
|
Xavier Pinson 6 |
Free Throws Made |
KJ Buffen 6 |
|
Torrence Watson 3 |
Steals |
Sammy Hunter 3 |
|
Mitchell Smith 2 |
Blocks |
KJ Buffen 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Missouri
|
67 |
36.7 |
4-17 |
19-23 |
12 |
33 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
| Mississippi
|
75 |
44.9 |
6-16 |
25-33 |
14 |
28 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
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