TROY, Ala. – Senior guard Jarvis Summers scored 21 points, while junior guard Stefan Moody and senior guard LaDarius White added 14 points each, as Ole Miss defeated Troy 74-64 Monday.
The Rebels (1-1) shot 50 percent from the field and out-rebounded the Trojans 42-28. Sophomore forward Sebastian Saiz led the Rebels in rebounds, pulling down nine boards, while White added eight.
Moody, a junior college transfer, added all 14 points in the second half. The Kissimmee, Florida, native’s basket with two and half minutes remaining gave Ole Miss its biggest lead at 70-55. Troy never led.
Freshman guard Wesley Person scored 25 points for the Trojans, the most by a Troy freshman in at least 14 years, to lead the Trojans (1-1).
The Trojans, down 34-23 at halftime, pulled within four early in the second half, but Ole Miss scored on its next four possessions, capped by a basket by Summers and led 44-32.
After Troy sliced the lead to five with 13 minutes left, the Rebels scored-six straight points, including four by Moody.
Saiz added eight points, while senior forward M.J. Rhett added six points and six rebounds.
Freshman forward Marcanvis Hymon saw his first collegiate action, scoring two points and pulling down two boards.
Ole Miss will return to action Thursday as part of the Emerald Coast Classic. The Rebels and the Southern University Jaguars will tip-off at 7 p.m. at the Tad Smith Coliseum.
