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OXFORD, Miss. – Chris Warren scored 15 of his game-high 22 points in the second half and Ole Miss used a 13-0 run late in the second half to pull away and hold off Southeastern Louisiana, 68-59, in a regionally-televised contest Sunday at Tad Smith Coliseum.
Zach Graham added 14 points while Reginald Buckner added a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as Ole Miss (11-3) held off Southeastern (6-6) in a game that featured 12 ties and 20 lead changes.
Southeastern led 46-45 on a basket by
Gary Dixon before the Rebels took the lead for good on a Graham basket with 10:11 remaining. Warren, the Rebels' leading scorer at 18.2 points entering the game, added a three-point play and drained a 3-pointer before Terrence Henry capped the decisive run with a jumper for a 58-46 lead with 5:07 left.
A 3-pointer by
Trent Hutchin with 3:38 remaining cut the lead to 60-54, but Buckner scored on a three-point play and Southeastern never any closer.
The Lions took a 12-8 lead in the first half on a basket by
David Ndoumba and took a 31-27 lead at halftime on a steal and layup by
Deshawn Patterson at the buzzer.
Dixon led Southeastern with a season-high 19 points while Hutchin added 16. The Lions finished 21-for-55 from the floor (38.2 percent) and were 6-for-24 from behind the 3-point line.
Henry added 11 rebounds for Ole Miss, which held a 38-30 advantage on the glass. The Rebels, who outscored Southeastern 41-28 in the second half, finished 27-for-56 (48.2 percent) from the floor and were 6-for-16 (37.5 percent) from behind the 3-point line.
Southeastern will open Southland Conference action on Saturday when it hosts Stephen F. Austin in a 3 p.m. contest at the University Center.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (6-6)
Dixon 6-14 5-6 19; Hutchin 5-13 3-3 16; Ndoumba 3-7 1-3 7; Fortenberry 3-7 0-0 7; Marks 2-6 2-2 6; Patterson 2-7 0-0 4; Harrel 0-0 0-0 0; Campbell 0-0 0-0 0; Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-55 11-14 59.
OLE MISS (11-3)
Warren 7-15 5-5 22; Graham 6-11 1-2 14; Buckner 5-8 2-2 12; Henry 4-7 0-1 8; Nelson 2-7 0-0 5; Short 2-4 0-1 4; Williams 1-3 0-0 3; Cox 0-0 0-0 0; Bogan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-56 8-11 68.
Halftime – SLU 31, Ole Miss 27. 3-point goals – SLU 6-24 (Hutchin 3-10; Dixon 2-7; Fortenberry 1-4; Patterson 0-2; Marks 0-1), Ole Miss 6-16 (Warren 3-7; Williams 1-1; Graham 1-2; Nelson 1-4; Bogan 0-1; Henry 0-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds – SLU 30 (Ndoumba 6), Ole Miss 38 (Henry, Buckner 11). Assists – SLU 15 (Patterson 6), Ole Miss 14 (Warren 6). Total fouls – SLU 13, Ole Miss 12. Technical fouls - None. A – 4,753.
