National Basketball Association
Missouri 98, Mississippi 79
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 9, 2013
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Tim Clougherty, # Patrick Evers, # Anthony Jordan
Attendance:
14013
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No. 20 Missouri 98, No. 23 Mississippi 79: Senior forward Alex Oriakhi finished with a career-high 22 points and season-high 18 rebounds to lead the host Tigers.
Oriakhi also had three blocks and two steals while producing his eighth double-double this season, while Phil Pressey scored 22 points and Keion Bell had 21 for the Tigers. Missouri (17-6, 6-4 SEC) improved to 14-0 at home and avenged a 64-49 loss to the Rebels on Jan. 12 in Oxford, Miss.
Marshall Henderson, who came in leading the SEC in scoring (20 per game), had 16 points and four rebounds to lead Mississippi (18-5, 7-3), which fell to 5-3 on the road. Jarvis Summers scored 16 points and Ladarius White had 13.
Bell and Jabari Brown scored 12 points apiece in the first half and Pressey had 11 to give the Tigers a 50-34 lead at the break. It was the most first-half points this season for the Tigers, who were limited to a season-low 22 in the previous meeting.
Missouri made eight of its 15 3-pointers before halftime and Pressey finished with four from long distance. The Tigers outrebounded the Rebels 50-32.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Mississippi F Reginald Buckner was ejected for throwing a punch with 7:31 to play. … Missouri F Laurence Bowers, who missed the previous meeting with a sprained MCL in his right knee, scored four points. … The Tigers have a 15-game home win streak dating to last season and are 80-4 at Mizzou Arena since 2008-09.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi |
|
Missouri |
|
Marshall Henderson 16 |
Scoring |
Alex Oriakhi 22 |
|
Jarvis Summers 2 |
Assists |
Phil Pressey 4 |
|
Reginald Buckner 4 |
Rebounds |
Alex Oriakhi 18 |
|
Marshall Henderson 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Alex Oriakhi 8 |
|
Terry Brutus 1 |
Steals |
Earnest Ross 3 |
|
Murphy Holloway 2 |
Blocks |
Alex Oriakhi 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi
|
79 |
42.0 |
6-18 |
15-18 |
9 |
24 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
| Missouri
|
98 |
47.3 |
12-23 |
16-20 |
14 |
48 |
4 |
10 |
9 |