National Basketball Association
Mississippi 63, Auburn 61
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 26, 2013
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials:
# Steven Anderson, # Mike Nance, # Brian Shey
Attendance:
8740
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No. 24 Ole Miss 63, Auburn 61: SEC leading scorer Marshall Henderson hit two free throws with six seconds left to lift the visiting Rebels to their ninth straight win and first 6-0 SEC start in school history.
Ole Miss (17-2, 6-0 SEC) overcame an early 9-0 deficit to pull within two at halftime, then opened the second half on a 12-5 run. Auburn rallied from a late five-point deficit to tie before Henderson drew a foul on Shaquille Johnson and went to the line.
Ladarius White scored 17 points, hitting three 3-pointers, as the Rebels made 11-of-24 from deep. That helped compensate for Ole Miss' horrific 4-of-17 free-throw shooting. Henderson finished with 15 points and Jarvis Summers 14.
Auburn (8-11, 2-4) lost its fourth straight after a 2-0 SEC start.
After Henderson, who entered averaging 19.4 points, hit his foul shots, Auburn’s Frankie Sullivan missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer. Sullivan scored 12, and Chris Denson led the Tigers with 18.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ole Miss senior F Murphy Holloway had 11 rebounds to give him 941 in his career, four shy of Walter Actwood’s school record. … Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy is two wins away from tying B.L. Graham (144) for the most wins in program history. Kennedy is 142-80 in seven seasons. … Ole Miss improved to 12-49 at Auburn and trails the all-time series 73-53.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi |
|
Auburn |
|
LaDarius White 17 |
Scoring |
Chris Denson 18 |
|
Derrick Millinghaus 3 |
Assists |
Rob Chubb 3 |
|
Murphy Holloway 11 |
Rebounds |
Rob Chubb 10 |
|
Marshall Henderson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Denson 6 |
|
Reginald Buckner 1 |
Steals |
Chris Denson 1 |
|
Reginald Buckner 2 |
Blocks |
Rob Chubb 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi
|
63 |
42.9 |
11-25 |
4-17 |
15 |
35 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
| Auburn
|
61 |
37.0 |
6-23 |
15-19 |
10 |
33 |
6 |
3 |
6 |