National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi St. 83, Mississippi 77
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 23, 2016
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials: # Pat Evans, # Anthony Jordan, # Olandis Poole
Attendance: 8932

Mississippi State guard Malik Newman scored 25 points, leading the Bulldogs past shorthanded Ole Miss 83-77 Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.

Newman fueled a second-half run for the Bulldogs with three 3-pointers. Mississippi State picked up its first SEC win of the season and snapped a four-game losing streak to its instate rivals.

Ole Miss (12-7, 2-5 SEC) has lost four in a row. The Rebels were missing three of their top players, including the SEC's leading scorer, guard Stefan Moody, who was out with a strained left hamstring. Guard Martavious Newby and forward Sebastian Saiz also sat out with injuries.

Still, Ole Miss led 38-36, after an exciting back-and-forth first half. Quindarry Weatherspoon had 15 points in the first half, including a layup at the buzzer to get the Bulldogs within two at intermission. Weatherspoon finished with 18 points.

Mississippi State (8-10, 1-5) pulled ahead with an early run in the second half. Newman hit consecutive 3-pointers to give the Bulldogs a 50-48 lead with 14 minutes to play. Newman hit another three, and forward Gavin Ware hit a pair of free throws as the Mississippi State lead grew to 10, 59-49, with five minutes to play.

Guard Rasheed Brooks scored 20 points and forward Anthony Perez added 14 points to lead the Rebels, who shot just 38.1 percent from the floor.
Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi   Mississippi St.
Rasheed Brooks 20 Scoring Malik Newman 25
Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey 4 Assists I.J. Ready 5
Marcanvis Hymon 10 Rebounds Craig Sword 8
Sam Finley 6 Free Throws Made I.J. Ready 4
Anthony Perez 4 Steals Quinndary Weatherspoon 2
Rasheed Brooks 1 Blocks Craig Sword 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi 77 38.1 10-20 19-23 13 32 2 9 10
Mississippi St. 83 51.9 12-24 15-17 16 30 5 4 15