Mississippi 74, South Carolina 61
1/20/2008 5:53 PM
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -Shawn Goff scored 14 points and had 11 rebounds to help Mississippi beat South Carolina 74-61 on Sunday.
Elizabeth Robertson and Kayla Melson each added 14 points for the Lady Rebels (8-8, 2-1 Southeastern Conference). Bianca Thomas chipped in 13 points and Danetra Forrest added 11 for Ole Miss.
South Carolina (11-7, 0-3) led by seven at the 14:05 mark of the first half, but a 9-0 run erased the deficit and put Ole Miss up for good.
Ole Miss led the entire second half, but Jordan Jones hit a 3-pointer for South Carolina with 7:46 to play and the Gamecocks went on a 12-3 run.
South Carolina pulled with in three at 64-61 with 1:35 left to play, but the Lady Rebels pulled ahead again, including with the help of seven points from the free throw line.
Jones led South Carolina with a game-high 18 points and Demetress Adams put 13 on the board.
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