NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Deandre Burnett scored 16 of his 23 points in the first
half, and Mississippi beat 14th-seeded Missouri 86-74 Thursday night at the
Southeastern Conference Tournament.
The Rebels (20-12), the six seed, won their fourth in five games trying to
improve their postseason resume. They simply wore down Missouri a night after
the Tigers upset Auburn to give one last victory to coach Kim Anderson, whose
firing was announced last weekend.
Ole Miss traipsed to the free throw line early and often as three Tigers fouled
out, finishing with more free throws (31 of 47) than Missouri made field goals
(26 of 61). Sebastian Saiz, who had his SEC-best 20th double-double by halftime,
finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds. Terence Davis added 19.
The Rebels will play No. 3 seed Arkansas on Friday night in the quarterfinals.
Missouri (8-24) finishes the season losing seven of eight.
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