COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Stefan Moody had 23 points and hit two free throws to put Mississippi ahead by a point with 13.4 seconds left in a late-game rally that led to a 76-73 victory over Missouri on Wednesday night.
Moody also matched his career best with eight rebounds and had five assists for the Rebels (14-8, 4-5 SEC), who won for just the second time in seven games. Tomasz Gieldo had 16 points including two 3-pointers in the final 1:33 to help Mississippi rally from a five-point deficit and Rasheed Brooks had 15 points.
Wesley Clark had 20 points including 10 for 10 at the free-throw line for Missouri (8-14, 1-8 SEC), which has lost seven in a row. The Tigers have a pair of three-point losses in the slump and squandered a five-point lead in the final 1:52.
Mississippi hit a season-best 14 3-pointers in 31 attempts, five of them by Moody and four by Gieldo. The Rebels have won four in a row in the series.
Kevin Puryear’s dunk gave Missouri its largest lead at 71-66. Clark’s layup attempt rolled in and out with 27 seconds left with a chance to put the Tigers up by three.
Moody entered with an SEC-leading 23.6-point average and had 14 points in 19 minutes in the first half, helping Mississippi build a 35-30 lead. Missouri stayed in it despite 34.6 percent shooting by going 9 for 13 at the line.
TIP-INS
Mississippi: Moody has made a 3-pointer in 35 consecutive games and equaled his rebounding best against Georgia Southern on Nov. 16. … F Sebastian Saiz, second in the SEC averaging 9.8 rebounds, missed his fifth straight game with an eye injury but the Rebels still had a 36-32 rebounding edge.
Missouri: Sophomore reserve G Tramaine Isabell emerged from a three-game benching but just barely with a missed shot in three minutes in the first half. He topped 20 minutes each of the last four games before the sit-down. Reserve Cullen Vanleer had 10 points, matching his total from the previous five games.
UP NEXT
Mississippi hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Missouri plays at Alabama on Saturday.
— Associated Press —