The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
11-9, 0-7
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Mississippi St
17-3, 6-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | 38 | 28 | 66 |
| Ole Miss | 22 | 38 | 60 |
Ole Miss Falls To No. 20 Mississippi State
2/3/2000 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 3, 2000
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss women's basketball team got to within five with 1:30 to go in the game, but the 20th-ranked Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs held on for a 66-60 win at Tad Smith Coliseum, Thursday night.
"We played all 20 minutes of the second half," Lady Rebel head coach Ron Aldy said. "Unfortunately, it's a 40-minute game. We didn't quit, but it's no consolation. Our shooting percentage is so poor when we need it to be the best. It's hard to beat a good team when you don't shoot well."
Mississippi State jumped out to a 10-0 lead on two three-pointers, and a jumper by LaToya Thomas, who finished with a game-high 22 points. Ole Miss pulled to within seven (18- 11) with 12:43 left in the first half, but State outscored the Lady Rebels 20-11 to close out the half leading 38-22.
The Lady Rebels cut the lead to seven (42-35) with 14:49 to go in the game on Kayla Madewell's three-pointer, but the Lady Bulldogs got it back to double digits and led by 11 with 2:16 to go in the game.
Ole Miss rallied late, as Sinissia Wysinger scored six straight points to cut it to five (63- 58) with 1:30 to go. The Lady Bulldogs made three free throws in the final minute to close out the 66-60 win.
Boyd finished with 21 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the floor. She also had a team- high nine rebounds. Chandra Dorsey added 12 points including her two threes in the final minutes of the game.
The Lady Rebels will travel to Columbia, S.C. Sunday to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks in a 2 p.m. game. The game will be broadcast on FoxSportsNetSouth.
