Ole Miss knocks off UMass 74-64

Ole Miss knocks off UMass 74-64

Published Dec. 5, 2015 6:28 p.m. ET

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Stefan Moody tied a career high with 30 points and Mississippi knocked off Massachusetts 74-64 on Saturday.

Moody was 9 of 18 from the floor with three 3-pointers and 9 of 10 from the line for Ole Miss (6-2). Sebastian Saiz scored 16 points with 12 rebounds.

Massachusetts (5-2) led by two at the break, 33-31. Moody's 3-pointer at 14:03 of the second tied it at 42. A 10-2 run by the Rebels midway through the frame - punctuated by Saiz' dunk - put them up by seven with 4:30 left.

Ole Miss made 8 of 10 free throws down the stretch to keep UMass pinned down.

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Donte Clark paced the Minutemen with 24 points. He was 5 of 9 from beyond the arc. Seth Berger added 14 points. UMass suffered at the line, making just 12 of 24.

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