National Basketball Association
Mississippi 85, San Francisco 78
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 23, 2012
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials:
# Randy Heimerman, # Mike Thibodeaux, # Ryan Wells
Attendance:
N/A
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Mississippi 85, San Francisco 78: Murphy Holloway turned in his third consecutive double with 23 points and 13 rebounds as the Rebels held off the Dons in a consolation game of the Diamond Head Classic.
Nick Williams added four 3-pointers on his way to an 18-point performance for Mississippi (9-2), which will face either Hawaii or East Tennessee State on Christmas Day.
San Francisco (5-6) controlled the action for most of the first half and led by as many as 13 points on two occasions, but the Rebels nailed three straight 3-pointers to help trim the deficit to 38-33 at the break.
Mississippi continued the onslaught beyond the arc early in the second half, getting two from Marshall Henderson and a layup from Holloway to open the final 20 minutes with a 13-2 surge. The Dons were able to retake a 62-58 lead with eight minutes left, but Henderson made all three free throws after drawing a foul on a 3-pointer and Williams drained another 3-pointer to give the Rebels the lead for good.
Cody Doolin scored the final six points for San Francisco and had a fine all-around game with team highs of 20 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Holloway has six double-doubles this season and 31 for his career – more than any other active player in the Southeastern Conference. …. The Dons have dropped five in a row after winning five straight. … The Rebels’ Marshall Henderson entered the game averaging an SEC-best 18.5 points, but shot just 2-of-9 from the field and finished with 12 points.
Top Game Performances
Mississippi |
|
San Francisco |
Murphy Holloway 23 |
Scoring |
Cody Doolin 20 |
Jarvis Summers 2 |
Assists |
Cody Doolin 8 |
Murphy Holloway 13 |
Rebounds |
Cody Doolin 7 |
Jarvis Summers 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Cody Doolin 5 |
Reginald Buckner 3 |
Steals |
Cole Dickerson 1 |
Reginald Buckner 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Mississippi
|
85 |
45.6 |
9-19 |
24-30 |
5 |
30 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
San Francisco
|
78 |
50.9 |
7-22 |
15-19 |
14 |
24 |
0 |
2 |
14 |