National Basketball Association
Mississippi 72, Louisiana State 48
When: 1:45 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2012
Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials:
# Bruce Benedict, # Tony Green, # Ron Groover
Attendance:
6246
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MISSISSIPPI 72, LSU 48: Terrance Henry surpassed the 1,000-point career mark with 21 points, and the host Rebels led from start to finish.
The victory snaps a three-game losing streak for Mississippi (16-12, 6-8 SEC) and ends a four-game winning streak for the Tigers (17-11, 7-7 SEC).
Henry and Nick Williams sparked the Rebels on offense, combining for 25 first-half points as Mississippi built a 34-24 halftime lead. Williams scored six points during a 9-2 run to start the second half, his basket with 13:13 to go staking the Rebels to a 43-26 advantage.
Williams finished with 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting, hitting three 3-pointers. Henry, who came in needing nine points to reach 1,000 for his career, shot 7-for-12 from the field.
The Mississippi defense smothered LSU leading scorer Justin Hamilton, holding him scoreless until the 5:52 mark of the second half. Hamilton finished with just two points. Storm Warren led the Tigers with 13 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: LSU head coach Trent Johnson was ejected with 7:17 left for arguing with game officials. … Williams has reached double figures in four of his past five games. … Henry is averaging 18.0 points in his past three games. … The Rebels’ previous five SEC victories came by an average of 5.8 points. … LSU shot under 33 percent from the field, its worst in SEC play this season.
Top Game Performances
Louisiana State |
|
Mississippi |
Storm Warren 13 |
Scoring |
Terrance Henry 21 |
Andre Stringer 3 |
Assists |
Murphy Holloway 3 |
Johnny O'Bryant III 11 |
Rebounds |
Reginald Buckner 11 |
Storm Warren 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrance Henry 6 |
Justin Hamilton 3 |
Steals |
Terrance Henry 2 |
Ralston Turner 1 |
Blocks |
Murphy Holloway 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Louisiana State
|
48 |
31.0 |
4-23 |
8-14 |
10 |
30 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
Mississippi
|
72 |
46.9 |
4-7 |
22-34 |
13 |
34 |
4 |
8 |
11 |