National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 84, Penn St. 71
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 26, 2010
Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Bert Smith, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 6564
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Trevor Gaskins scored 24 points and Chris Warren added 19 to lead Mississippi to an 84-71 win over Penn State on Friday night, sending the visiting Nittany Lions to their first loss.

Mississippi (3-1) led 40-34 at halftime and increased the lead throughout the second half to record the win.

Talor Battle led Penn State (4-1) with 26 points and sank 5-of-8 3-pointers. David Jackson scored 17 and Jeff Brooks added 15 as Penn State shot 23-of-52 from the field.

Mississippi's 3-point shooting was the key to the game. The Rebels hit 13-of-29 shots from the arc, including six by Gaskins. Mississippi hit 27-of-52 shots from the floor.


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Top Game Performances
 
Penn St.   Mississippi
Taylor Battle 26 Scoring Trevor Gaskins 24
Tim Frazier 6 Assists Chris Warren 4
Jeff Brooks 9 Rebounds Terrance Henry 6
Taylor Battle 7 Free Throws Made Terrance Henry 7
Tim Frazier 1 Steals Trevor Gaskins 1
Jeff Brooks 2 Blocks Reginald Buckner 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Penn St. 71 44.2 8-17 17-23 17 23 2 2
Mississippi 84 51.9 13-29 17-23 18 28 8 3