National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 74, Troy 64
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 17, 2014
Where: Trojan Arena, Troy, Alabama
Officials: # Bruce Benedict, # Tim Gattis, # Antinio Petty
Attendance: 3278

Ole Miss 74, Troy 64: Jarvis Summers scored 21 points and Stefan Moody scored all 14 of his in the second half as the visiting Rebels bounced back from their season-opening loss to Charleston Southern.

Ladarius White collected 14 points and eight rebounds while Sebastian Saiz added eight points and nine rebounds for Ole Miss (1-1), which shot 50 percent after shooting 30 percent in a 66-65 overtime loss to Charleston Southern. Summers scored 12 points in the first half to help give the Rebels a 34-23 lead at the break.

Freshman Wesley Person Jr. scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half for Troy (1-1), which was outrebounded 42-28 and remained winless in nine all-time meetings against the Rebels. Person was 5-of-11 from beyond the arc and made all 10 of his free-throw attempts while Kevin Thomas had 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.

Person opened the second half with consecutive 3-pointers and made another with just under 11 minutes left to cut the deficit to 54-46. Summers answered with a 3-pointer and Moody scored four quick points to push the Rebels’ lead to 61-48 with just over seven minutes remaining.

Person, who was 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the second half, scored six straight points to cut the lead to 70-61 with 1:52 left before Ole Miss secured the win at the foul line. Troy was held to 32.1 percent shooting and missed 22 of its 29 shots from 3-point range.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Summers had a team-high five assists for Ole Miss, which committed 20 turnovers. … Person’s 25 points are the most by a Troy freshman since Rob Lewin had 19 off the bench against Nicholls State in December 2000. … M.J. Rhett had six points and six rebounds for Ole Miss, which returns home to face Southern on Thursday.
Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi   Troy
Jarvis Summers 21 Scoring Wesley Person Jr. 25
Jarvis Summers 5 Assists Kelton Ford 4
Sebastian Saiz 9 Rebounds Kevin Thomas 14
Jarvis Summers 3 Free Throws Made Wesley Person Jr. 10
Stefan Moody 4 Steals Kelton Ford 3
Anthony Perez 1 Blocks Kevin Thomas 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi 74 50.0 5-20 9-11 13 39 3 8 20
Troy 64 32.1 7-29 23-30 8 26 3 10 17