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Harper's 3-pointer from the right corner gave the Rebels a 48-47 When the 6-foot-8 Reed stopped 7-footer Marcus Campbellįrom dunking, the fans at Tad Smith Coliseum went crazy. The defensive end with three blocked layup attempts by theīulldogs. Reed had only five points in the second half but contributed on Reed made his first four shots, hitting three straight baseline jumpers and a 3. Just 12 minutes into the game, the Bulldogs and Rebels were both shooting over 60 percent from the field. 2 in points allowed, with the Rebels on top.īut surprisingly the offenses were on the mark, especially at the start. 1 in the SEC in opponents' field-goal percentage and Ole Miss is third. The Magnolia state schools pride themselves on defense - Mississippi State is No. Into the game having split the last 14 meetings. It was a typically tight game between the archrivals, who came 'They made big plays and we made big plays,'' Barnes said. Reed and Sanders hit back-to-back 3s to wipe out a six-pointīulldogs' lead and tie the game at 54 with 1:20 left. Justin Reed led Ole Miss on both ends with 17 points and fourīlocked shots, and Sanders added 14 points. Mario Austin led Mississippi State with 16 points and Timmyīowers had 15, including a baseline 6-foot floater that put theīulldogs up 56-54 with 38.8 seconds left. Make a stop and let's go home,'' Barnes said. The Rebels had their three-game winning streak snapped. Mississippi State has won three straight after starting the SEC season 0-3. 'You've always got to show your emotions in these type of games.'' 'It was scary, but it was pretty cool,'' Zimmerman said with a sly smile. Some of his teammates joined him and the students responded by throwing a few mostly empty soda cups and water bottles. Zimmerman, who finished with 12 points, stood near center court in front of the rowdy students with his arms up, then pointed into the crowd. And the Bulldogs made sure the Ole Miss student section knew about it. The Rebels managed to get off a desperation 3 from about halfcourt, but Aaron Harper missed short and wide. Ole Miss coach Rod Barnes said he put his best defender, Sanders, on Zimmerman because he figured Mississippi State would want its speedy point guard to take the last shot. Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury said the Bulldogs ran the play to perfection. 'I was thinking, 'Get to the basket as quick as I can and make the shot,''' Zimmerman said. He took the inbounds pass and sped up the right side, racing past David Sanders and banking home an easy game-winner. 'I just said, 'We're not going to lose this game,''' the seniorĪfter Ole Miss called a timeout, the Bulldogs (13-4, 3-3) let Zimmerman do the rest. Zimmerman said he flashed back to the Bulldogs' last loss, an overtime defeat to Alabama in which they allowed a game-tying basket in the final seconds.

21 AP) a 58-57 victory over Mississippi on Wednesday night.Įmmanuel Wade gave the Rebels (12-5, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) a 57-56 lead by converting a three-point play with 6.6 seconds left.

The Mississippi State guard went end to end for a layup with 1.7 seconds left to complete a wild final 90 seconds and give the Bulldogs (No. (AP) - Being showered with paper cups and plasticīottles never felt so good to Derrick Zimmerman. Zimmerman zips coast-to-coast to sink Mississippi

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