National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi St. 76, Mississippi 72
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 11, 2014
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials: # Doug Shows, # Tony Henderson, # Reginald McNeal
Attendance: 8841

Mississippi State 76, Mississippi 72: Craig Sword had 15 points without making a field goal and seven steals to lead the Bulldogs to a narrow home win over the Rebels.

Sword finished 0-of-7 from the field but hit 15-of-18 from the free-throw line for Mississippi State (11-4, 1-1 SEC), which was 4-of-21 from 3-point range. Roquez Johnson led the Bulldogs with 20 points off the bench, while Colin Borchert added 14.

Jarvis Summers led Mississippi (10-5, 1-1) with 23 points while Ladarius White added 16 points. Derrick Millinghaus chipped in 15 points and seven rebounds while Aaron Jones had a team-high nine boards for the Rebels.

Mississippi took the early lead, but a 10-0 Mississippi State run gave the Bulldogs a four-point edge with just over 11 minutes to play in the first half. The lead reached as much as nine points before Mississippi State settled for a seven-point halftime advantage.

It went back and forth in the second half, with the game tied with 1:25 to play on Summers' 3-pointer. But the Bulldogs hit four free throws in the final minute to clinch the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Mississippi played its second conference game without leading scorer Marshall Henderson, who was suspended for the first two SEC contests for on- and off-court incidents last season. … The Rebels won the rebound battle 47-37. … The Bulldogs hit 28-of-42 from the free-throw line while Mississippi hit 10-of-12.



Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi   Mississippi St.
Jarvis Summers 23 Scoring Roquez Johnson 20
Derrick Millinghaus 4 Assists I.J. Ready 4
Aaron Jones 9 Rebounds Gavin Ware 9
Jarvis Summers 6 Free Throws Made Craig Sword 15
LaDarius White 3 Steals Craig Sword 7
Dwight Coleby 1 Blocks Colin Borchert 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi 72 37.7 10-29 10-12 11 45 4 6 16
Mississippi St. 76 37.9 4-21 28-42 17 33 6 11 9