Final - 2OT
Mississippi edges Texas Tech in 2 OTs
Mar 24, 2010 - 3:16 AM OXFORD, Miss.(AP) -- Mississippi coach Andy Kennedy was proud of his team's resiliency on Tuesday night as Ole Miss defeated Texas Tech 90-87 in two overtimes in the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament."There are a lot of things we question. But after 34 games, there's one thing you can't question and that's the resolve of this team," Kennedy said. "I know people will say it's just the NIT, but at this stage when you get down to win or go home, you could see how much it meant to them."
Murphy Holloway converted a three-point play with three seconds left to provide the winning margin for the Rebels (24-10).
The win improved Ole Miss to 11-1 in NIT home games and the Rebels advanced to the semifinals against the Illinois-Dayton winner at Madison Square Garden.
"We're resilient and we aren't going to stop playing hard regardless," Holloway said. "It's all fun when you win, so tonight's it's fun. But this was a great game by both teams."
Ole Miss will be making its second semifinal appearance in the NIT in the past three seasons.
Texas Tech (19-16) had opportunities to win in regulation and in the first overtime with the final shot, but in both cases did not convert. The Red Raiders had a 68-59 lead with two minutes remaining in regulation before the Rebels forced the first overtime at 68-68.
"You saw two teams tonight that were proud to be in the NIT and it was a hell of a game," Texas Tech coach Pat Knight said. "Our kids have been unbelievable with the way they've hung in there and finished the season the way we did."
The Red Raiders trailed throughout the second overtime before tying the game at 87-87 on a three-point shot by David Tairu with 8.7 seconds left. That set up Holloway's game-winning play.
Chris Warren, who had the game-winning assist, led the Rebels with 22 points. Terrico White and Holloway scored 17 points apiece, while Zach Graham added 10. The Rebels were 19 of 31 from the free throw line but converted 11 of their last 12 attempts in the two overtimes.
Mike Singletary led the Red Raiders with 28 points, while Brad Reese added 14, all in the second half. D'walyn Roberts scored 12 points and had a game-high 17 rebounds while Darko Coahdarevic had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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AT OXFORD, MS
NCAA BB TEXAS TECH 87
OLE MISS 90 FINAL IN 2ND OT
Mar 23 9:41 PM - scuzneck Great season Red Raiders...Guns are always up for my Alma Mater
Texas Tech 87, Mississippi 89 2OT - 0:03Mar 23 9:40 PM - NIT QUARTERFINALS
AT OXFORD, MS
NCAA BB TEXAS TECH 79
OLE MISS 79 END OF 1ST OT, GOING INTO 2ND OT
Mar 23 9:20 PM - NIT QUARTERFINALS
AT OXFORD, MS
NCAA BB END OF REG 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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TEXAS TECH 29 39 68
MISSISSIPPI 34 34 68 END OF REG
HIGH SCORERS AFTER 2ND HALF
TEXAS TECH - MIKE SINGLETARY 25, BRAD REESE 12,
D'WALYN ROBERTS 10
MISSISSIPPI - CHRIS WARREN 20, TERRICO WHITE 11,
MURPHY HOLLOWAY 10
Mar 23 9:01 PM - 171
rootsRUWTbot Added 25 roots (Close Finish, Overtime)
Texas Tech 68, Mississippi 68 End of Reg.Mar 23 9:01 PM - NIT QUARTERFINALS
AT OXFORD, MS
NCAA BB TEXAS TECH 29
OLE MISS 34 HALFTIME
Mar 23 7:48 PM
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