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Mississippi beats Alabama, 68-63

The Columbian
Published: February 26, 2011, 12:00am

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Chris Warren scored 25 points, Zach Graham added 17 and Mississippi overcame an 11-point deficit to beat Alabama 68-63 on Saturday.

Ole Miss (18-11, 6-8) won for just the second time in five games, and split the season series with the Crimson Tide. Warren scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half.

Alabama (19-9, 11-3) had a four-game winning streak snapped. The Crimson Tide have already clinched the SEC’s Western Division championship, but hurt their NCAA Tournament at-large hopes with the loss.

JaMychal Green scored 17 points to lead the Tide. Chris Hines scored 15 and Tony Mitchell added 13.

Ole Miss led 35-30 at halftime, but Alabama started the second half on a 21-5 run to take a 51-40 lead with 13:34 remaining.

The Rebels fought back, taking a 59-58 lead on two Warren free throws with 3:36 remaining. They never trailed again.

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