National Basketball Association
Mississippi 79, Rice 62
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Kerry Sitton, # Jose Carrion, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance:
N/A
By The Sports Xchange
Deandre Burnett had 18 points and eight assists and Terence Davis added 15 points to lead Ole Miss past Rice 79-62 on Wednesday night in the third-place game of the MGM Main Event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The Rebels (4-1) had 19 assists and limited Rice (1-4) to no fast-break points in the victory.
Conor Cashaw was Rice's only scorer in double figures with a game-high 24 points. He made 4 of 8 shots from 3-point range, but his teammates were a combined 3 of 23 from beyond the arc.
Rice had its last lead of the game at 27-24 with 5:09 left in the first half. Ole Miss built a 40-30 lead before taking a 40-35 advantage into halftime.
Eight straight points by the Rebels, which featured several baskets by Davis, gave Ole Miss a 48-35 lead with 16:21 left in regulation.
The Rebels, who shot 48.3 percent from the field and held Rice to 33.3 percent, led in double digits the rest of the way.
Freshman guard Devontae Shuler added 13 points for Ole Miss, eight coming in the second half. Marcanvis Hymon led the Rebels with nine rebounds.
Ole Miss next hosts South Dakota State on Nov. 28. Rice hosts St. Thomas, an NAIA institution in Houston, on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
Mississippi |
|
Rice |
Deandre Burnett 18 |
Scoring |
Connor Cashaw 24 |
Deandre Burnett 8 |
Assists |
Ako Adams 4 |
Marcanvis Hymon 9 |
Rebounds |
Bishop Mency 6 |
Deandre Burnett 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Connor Cashaw 4 |
Terence Davis 2 |
Steals |
Ako Adams 2 |
Marcanvis Hymon 3 |
Blocks |
Tim Harrison 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Mississippi
|
79 |
48.3 |
12-32 |
9-14 |
19 |
36 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
Rice
|
62 |
33.3 |
7-31 |
13-20 |
14 |
31 |
2 |
4 |
13 |