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01/10 19:41 CST Storr scores 26, Dia adds 21 and 11 rebounds to help Ole Miss
beat Missouri 76-69
Storr scores 26, Dia adds 21 and 11 rebounds to help Ole Miss beat Missouri
76-69
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) --- AJ Storr scored 26 points, Malik Dia had 21 points and
10 rebounds. and Mississippi beat Missouri 76-69 on Saturday night.
Storr made 8 of 16 from the field, 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and hit 6 of 6
from the free-throw line.
Ole Miss (9-7, 1-2 SEC) committed just seven turnovers and scored 18 points off
13 Tigers turnovers.
Mark Mitchell made 7 of 9 from the field and finished with 20 points, eight
rebounds and seven assists for Missouri (12-4, 2-1). Jayden Stone added 16
points, Shawn Phillips Jr. scored 12 on 6-of-7 shooting, and Trent Pierce
scored 10.
Storr and Dia made back-to-back jumpers before Storr threw an alley-oop pass to
Augusto Cassia for a two-hand dunk through contact and the and-1 free throw
gave Ole Miss a 69-62 lead with 3:02 to play. Jacob Crews and Pierce answered
with consecutive layups to make it a three-point game, but Cassia made a tip-in
putback off a missed layup by Storr that made it 71-66 with 32 seconds
remaining. Storr hit two free throws with 16.4 left
The Tigers fell to 8-1 this season with Stone in the lineup. Missouri is 4-3
when Stone does not play.
Missouri shot 49% (25 of 51) overall, but made just 1 of 10 from behind the arc
in the second half, and finished shooting 12 of 24 from the free-throw line.
Storr helped Ole Miss to a 41-10 advantage in bench points.
Up next
Missouri: Hosts Auburn on Wednesday.
Ole Miss: Visits No. 18 Georgia on Wednesday.
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