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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 72, Penn St. 70
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2011
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Michael Kitts, # Bert Smith, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 6001

Jarvis Summers' decisive three-point play capped his 27-point effort as visiting Mississippi eked out a 72-70 victory over Penn State.

Summers’ basket and free throw with 39.2 seconds left were the final points of the contest as the Rebels (7-1) won their fourth straight.

Tim Frazier had 17 points and nine assists and Sasa Borovnjak added 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting for Penn State (6-3). Cammeron Woodyard’s shot was off the mark with two seconds left as the Nittany Lions suffered their first home loss in five games.

Penn State led 65-60 with under four minutes to play but Ole Miss pulled within 66-65 on a 3-pointer by Summers with 3:18 remainin. The Rebels forged ahead 69-68 on Murphy Holloway’s layup with 1:05 left.

Woodyard’s driving basket put Penn State back up by one with 45.9 seconds. But Summers answered immediately, and Ole Miss held on.

Ole Miss went 11-for-24 from 3-point range, with Summers going 4-for-5.

Summers had 15 first-half points as Ole Miss led 35-34 at intermission.
Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi   Penn St.
Jarvis Summers 27 Scoring Tim Frazier 17
Nick Williams 5 Assists Tim Frazier 9
Murphy Holloway 11 Rebounds Jermaine Marshall 7
Jarvis Summers 3 Free Throws Made Tim Frazier 7
Murphy Holloway 5 Steals Tim Frazier 1
Reginald Buckner 2 Blocks Jermaine Marshall 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi 72 45.8 11-24 7-10 14 27 4 10 12
Penn St. 70 48.1 6-19 12-19 16 30 1 2 15