(16) MISSISSIPPI 73, (8) KENTUCKY 64

"To come in and quiet a crowd like this is really exciting," said White.
"I could care less if we haven't won here since 1927. Beating Kentucky
at Rupp Arena is huge. It's something that we can say for the rest of
our lives. "

Jeff Sheppard scored 15 points and Nazr Mohammed added 12 for Kentucky
(22-4, 10-2), which failed to avenge a stunning 73-69 loss at
Mississippi last season.

"We started the second half so flat," said Wildcats coach Tubby Smith.
"When they raised their intensity, we didn't raise ours. They took
things away from us. A lot of that had to do with Ole Miss getting after
us defensively."

Mississippi won for just the 10th time in 93 all-time meetings with
Kentucky.

"I thought our players and coaching staff came in and gave a tremendous
effort today," said Rebels coach Rob Evans, who became the first
Mississippi coach to win consecutive games against Kentucky since Homer
Hazel did so in 1927 and 1928. "The win today came because of our
aggressive defense, especially in the second half. "

Mississippi trailed 34-23 at halftime, but started the final 20 minutes
with a 15-4 burst, taking a 39-38 lead with 14:53 to play on a jumper by
Sesay.

Kentucky battled back to take a 44-41 lead in the second half, only to
see the Rebels break the game open with a 13-4 spurt.

The Wildcats battled within 62-59 on a 3-pointer by Jeff Sheppard with
2:02 to play, but Carter slammed the door on Kentucky, hitting a
3-pointer from the left wing as he was fouled. He made the free throw to
complete the four-point play and give the Rebels a 66-59 lead 25 seconds
later.

(16) Mississippi 73, (8) KENTUCKY 64


MISSISSIPPI (73)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Smith           21   4-6   1-3   0-2  3  4    9
Sesay           36  5-11   6-6  2-10  2  1   16
Boone           25   1-5   2-5   2-3  0  2    4
K Carter        34  7-13   4-7   1-4  1  2   21
White           28   3-4  8-12   0-2  6  2   16
Darby           28   1-7   0-1   2-3  0  2    2
Flanigan        13   0-2   0-0   0-0  2  1    0
Rogers           4   0-0   0-0   1-2  0  0    0
Cantrell         4   0-0   1-2   1-1  0  0    1
Lockhart         7   2-3   0-0   1-2  0  1    4
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TOTALS         200 23-51 22-36 10-29 14 15   73
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Percentages: FG-.451, FT-.611. 3-Point Goals:
5-15, .333 (Sesay 0-1, K Carter 3-5, White 2-3,
Darby 0-5, Flanigan 0-1). Team rebounds: 2.
Blocked shots: 3 (Sesay, K Carter, Rogers).
Turnovers: 15 (Flanigan 3, Rogers 3, Sesay 3,
Smith 2, White 2, Darby, K Carter). Steals: 7 (K
Carter 3, Smith 3, White).


KENTUCKY (64)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Padgett         29   2-6   2-4   3-7  4  1    7
Edwards         13   2-3   0-0   2-3  1  3    4
Mohammed        25  6-10   0-0   2-8  0  4   12
Sheppard        32  6-17   2-2   1-4  2  2   15
Turner          25   3-8   2-3   0-2  3  4    9
Mills           19   2-3   0-0   1-4  2  4    5
Evans           25   4-8   2-2   4-4  0  4   10
Smith           19   0-1   0-0   0-2  4  4    0
Magloire        12   1-2   0-2   0-1  0  1    2
Anthony          1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
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TOTALS         200 26-58  8-13 13-35 16 27   64
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Percentages: FG-.448, FT-.615. 3-Point Goals:
4-13, .308 (Padgett 1-3, Sheppard 1-6, Turner
1-2, Mills 1-1, Smith 0-1). Team rebounds: 4.
Blocked shots: 4 (Mohammed 2, Padgett, Magloire).
Turnovers: 21 (Edwards 6, Evans 4, Sheppard 4,
Turner 3, Padgett 2, Magloire, Mohammed). Steals:
12 (Turner 5, Mohammed 2, Sheppard 2, Edwards,
Mills, Smith).
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Mississippi        23   50  -   73
Kentucky           34   30  -   64
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 23,842. Officials: Don
Rutledge, Robert Donato, R.T. Day.