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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Auburn 69, Mississippi 68
When: 1:47 PM ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials: # Michael Kitts, # Antinio Petty, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 7154

Frankie Sullivan scored 19 points and grabbed the game-saving rebound in the second overtime to help Auburn beat Ole Miss 69-68 on Saturday and give the Tigers their first Southeastern Conference victory.

Ole Miss had a chance to win the game with 11.6 seconds left in the second OT, but Jarvis Summers missed a short drive. Reginald Buckner missed the ensuing tip for the Rebels and Sullivan emerged from the scramble with the loose ball, preserving Auburn's victory.

Auburn (11-6, 1-2) also got 16 points from Chris Denson and 11 points from Kenny Gabriel.

Ole Miss (11-6, 1-2) was led by Summers with 22 points and Nick Williams with 13. Buckner and Murphy Holloway each scored 11.

Ole Miss trailed by 12 points with 7:39 remaining in the game, but tied it at 57-57 on 3-pointers by Summers and Williams, the latter with 12.6 seconds remaining. Auburn's Varez Ward missed a short game-winning runner at the buzzer, causing the game to go to overtime.

Auburn had a chance to win it in the first overtime. The Tigers had the ball with 29.3 seconds and opted to play for a final shot, but failed to get a shot off.
Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi   Auburn
Jarvis Summers 22 Scoring Frankie Sullivan 19
Jarvis Summers 5 Assists Varez Ward 5
Murphy Holloway 11 Rebounds Kenny Gabriel 13
Jarvis Summers 6 Free Throws Made Chris Denson 7
Murphy Holloway 3 Steals Frankie Sullivan 4
Reginald Buckner 4 Blocks Kenny Gabriel 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi 68 36.1 7-28 9-15 15 44 8 9 20
Auburn 69 37.9 7-18 18-28 16 34 5 11 18