National Basketball Association
Mississippi 79, Penn St. 76
When: 4:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 30, 2013
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials:
# Don Dailey, # Gerry Pollard, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
3088
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Mississippi 79, Penn State 76: Jarvis Summers scored 19 points and Marshall Henderson hit four 3-pointers as the Rebels won the Barclays Center Classic championship in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Henderson scored 19 points as Mississippi (6-0) blew a 13-point first-half lead, then rallied after falling behind by seven points in the second half. Derrick Millinghaus added 14 points and the Rebels finished 11-for-24 from 3-point range.
D.J. Newbill led Penn State (6-2) with 23 points and Ross Travis added 17 points. The Nittany Lions, who needed overtime to outlast St. John’s in Friday’s tournament semifinal, led 68-67 with six minutes left but were outscored 12-6 the rest of the way.
Newbill brought Penn State within 75-74 on a dunk with 1:35 to play, but Henderson was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all three free throws to put the Rebels ahead 78-74. Anthony Perez hit a free throw, and Summers corralled a rebound on the other end to seal the victory.
The Nittany Lions rallied from a five-point halftime deficit, opening the second half on a 20-8 run to build a 59-52 lead on Newbill’s jumper with 13:34 remaining. Mississippi took a 69-68 lead on Henderson’s basket with 5:43 to play, and Henderson’s 3-pointer 41 seconds later pushed the Rebels’ advantage to four.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Mississippi used an 11-3 spurt to build a 28-15 advantage on Henderson’s 3-pointer with 11:48 remaining in the first half. … Mississippi hit 8-of-12 3-point attempts in the first half. … Summers scored just six points in the Rebels’ 77-67 victory over Georgia Tech in the tournament semifinals Friday.
Top Game Performances
Penn St. |
|
Mississippi |
D.J. Newbill 23 |
Scoring |
Marshall Henderson 19 |
Tim Frazier 10 |
Assists |
Jarvis Summers 5 |
Ross Travis 13 |
Rebounds |
Sebastian Saiz 9 |
Ross Travis 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Marshall Henderson 3 |
Tim Frazier 2 |
Steals |
Derrick Millinghaus 2 |
Brandon Taylor 3 |
Blocks |
Aaron Jones 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Penn St.
|
76 |
47.5 |
9-22 |
11-18 |
15 |
35 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
Mississippi
|
79 |
46.2 |
11-24 |
8-18 |
16 |
35 |
9 |
5 |
7 |