National Basketball Association
Mississippi 75, South Carolina 74
When: 4:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 18, 2014
Where: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina
Officials:
# Antinio Petty, # Jeff Smith, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
14302
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Mississippi 75, South Carolina 74: Anthony Perez scored a career-high 22 points to help the visiting Rebels keep the Gamecocks winless in SEC play.
Marshall Henderson scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half for Mississippi (12-5, 3-1 SEC), which made 28-of-37 free throws, but missed its last three to give the hosts a last-second chance. Jarvis Summers chipped in 19 points and a game-high six assists for the Rebels.
Sindarius Thornwell scored 24 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds for South Carolina (7-10, 0-4), which has lost its last three games by an average of four points. Laimonas Chatkevicius added 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting, but the Gamecocks finished with a 36.7 percent mark from the floor.
There were several ties and lead changes throughout the second half before Ole Miss took the lead for good when Perez made a 3-pointer with two minutes left and Summers followed with two foul shots for a 73-68 advantage. The Rebels then went cold from the line, fouled Brenton Williams shooting a 3-pointer and turned the ball over with 1.8 seconds left, but Thornwell's leaning 3-point try at the buzzer was short.
Henderson hit a 3-pointer just over a minute into the contest to give Ole Miss a 5-0 lead, but struggled for the rest of the first half, missing his final six shots to help South Carolina surge ahead, 37-27, at the break. The senior sharpshooter bounced back to score seven straight Rebels points in less than a minute early in the second half and nailed a triple with 14 minutes left to give Mississippi a 48-47 lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Henderson made at least one 3-pointer for the 50th consecutive game, extending his school record. ... Gamecocks G Duane Notice was whistled for a technical foul with 12 minutes left. ... Rebels F Sebastian Saiz fouled out with just under seven minutes to go.
Top Game Performances
Mississippi |
|
South Carolina |
Anthony Perez 22 |
Scoring |
Sindarius Thornwell 24 |
Jarvis Summers 6 |
Assists |
Duane Notice 4 |
Anthony Perez 4 |
Rebounds |
Sindarius Thornwell 11 |
Anthony Perez 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Brenton Williams 9 |
Demarco Cox 3 |
Steals |
Michael Carrera 3 |
Aaron Jones 4 |
Blocks |
Laimonas Chatkevicius 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Mississippi
|
75 |
42.9 |
5-21 |
28-37 |
9 |
28 |
10 |
12 |
20 |
South Carolina
|
74 |
36.7 |
6-21 |
24-36 |
15 |
34 |
5 |
9 |
21 |