Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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