Ole Miss vs. Alabama Game Recap
Oxford, MS (Sports Network) - Chris Warren scored 21 points as 25th-ranked Ole
Miss rallied from a 23-point deficit to down Alabama, 74-67.
Terrance Henry posted 20 points and eight rebounds for the Rebels
(17-6, 5-4 SEC), who snapped a two-game slide.
JaMychal Green recorded 18 points for the Crimson Tide (13-10, 3-6), who
dropped their third in a row. Tony Mitchell poured in 16 with eight boards
and Mikhail Torrance scored 12 in the setback.
Green made a free throw and Chris Hines hit a layup to open the second half
and put the Rebels behind 43-20. Ole Miss embarked on a 13-2 run from there,
getting within 45-33 on a Warren jumper.
Hines added another bucket and Green hit a pair of free throws to open
up a 49-33 edge, but a Warren trey triggered another burst, this time
10-3, which cut the home team's deficit to 52-43 on a Warren basket.
Anthony Brock hit a trey to give 'Bama a 12-point edge, but Ole Miss
struck back on another roll, which eventually gave it a 59-56 edge with
5:48 to play. Terrico White's layup gave the Rebels the lead and Murphy
Holloway's free throw capped the rally.
The Rebels kept pressing, and opened up a six-point bulge with 1:04 left
when Holloway hit an easy lay-in. Alabama was forced to foul down the
stretch and even though Ole Miss failed on three of its first four tries
from the line, managed to hold on.
Alabama led 11-4 early, then extended the lead to 30-11 with under six
minutes left in the first half on a Green make. Senario Hillman's slam
made it 40-18 before Ole Miss closed the half with two from the line by
Trevor Gaskins.