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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 61, Auburn 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 11, 2012
Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials: # James Barker, # JB Caldwell, # Ron Groover
Attendance: 5967

MISSISSIPPI 61, AUBURN 54: Murphy Holloway scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and added a game-high 11 rebounds as the Rebels held the visiting Tigers to three points over the final three minutes.

Auburn (13-12, 3-8 SEC) built an 11-point cushion early in the second half before Holloway took over. The junior forward went on a personal 12-0 run to put Ole Miss up 40-39, its first lead since the early stages of the game.

The teams traded baskets over the next eight minutes and the game was tied at 51 with three minutes to play before Jarvis Summers' layup made it 53-51 with two minutes left and the Rebels (15-9, 5-5) never trailed again.

Kenny Gabriel led Auburn with 15 points and Frankie Sullivan added 10, though none came after halftime.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Sullivan went over 1,000 points. … In the first half, Ole Miss went nearly six minutes without a field goal and trailed by as many as 10 points … Ole Miss came into the game second in the SEC in rebounding, but was outrebounded (30-29) by its third consecutive opponent.
Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Mississippi
Kenny Gabriel 15 Scoring Murphy Holloway 20
Josh Wallace 5 Assists Jelan Kendrick 4
Rob Chubb 7 Rebounds Murphy Holloway 11
Rob Chubb 2 Free Throws Made Murphy Holloway 4
Frankie Sullivan 2 Steals Jarvis Summers 3
Rob Chubb 1 Blocks Reginald Buckner 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 54 40.4 6-17 6-10 11 30 2 4 16
Mississippi 61 44.9 4-14 13-25 14 29 6 10 12