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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 77, Murray St. 61
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials: # Mike Eades, # Karl Hess, # Kevin Scott
Attendance: 5721

Zach Graham scored 22 points and Nick Williams added 21 as Mississippi took down Murray State, 77-61, on Wednesday.

Chris Warren chipped in 10 points and five assists for the Rebels, who knocked down 22-of-23 free throw attempts and forced 18 turnovers.

Mississippi led, 34-23, at the half after ending the period on a 28-11 run. Graham scored nine points during the spurt and hit six free throws before the break. Neither team shot particularly well in the first half, with the Rebels going 10-of-28 (36 percent) while the Racers struggled to 7-of-26 (27 percent) from the floor.

Mississippi made up for the shooting slump with a strong rebounding effort, pulling down 21 boards - nine on the offensive end - to Murray State’s 10.

Isaiah Canaan led with 15 points and Jeffery McClain scored 11 for the Racers, who hit 9-of-18 3-pointers in suffering their first loss of the season.
Top Game Performances
 
Murray St.   Mississippi
Isaiah Canaan 15 Scoring Zach Graham 22
B.J. Jenkins 5 Assists Chris Warren 5
Jewuan Long 4 Rebounds Steadman Short 6
Jeffery Mcclain 7 Free Throws Made Zach Graham 7
Edward Daniel 3 Steals Trevor Gaskins 3
Jeffery Mcclain 1 Blocks Reginald Buckner 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Murray St. 61 30.2 9-18 20-22 10 24 1 11
Mississippi 77 44.6 5-18 22-23 16 32 6 6