The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
6-4
Louisiana-Monroe
4-4
Ole Miss Wins Fourth Straight In Rout, 84-58
12/18/2004 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 18, 2004
Box Score
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Londrick Nolen shot 10-for-12 from the field, scoring a season-high 25 points while Tommie Eddie added 17 for Mississippi and the Rebels won their fourth consecutive game 84-58 Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe.
Louisiana-Monroe (4-4) never got closer than 16 points in the second half. The Indians were hampered by turnovers the entire game.
Ole Miss (6-4) scored 38 points off 26 turnovers. The Rebels had their biggest lead, 56-30, midway through the second half on Nolen's fourth and final 3-pointer. Nolen was 4-for-5 from behind the 3-point line. Reserve forward Lonnie Jackson matched the 26-point lead with a buzzer-beating dunk to put the finishing touches on the rout.
Ole Miss shot 33-of-54 (61 percent) from the field and held their fourth consecutive opponent to less than 60 points.
Louisiana-Monroe (4-4) was led by Tony Helton's 18 points. The Indians lost their third consecutive road game.
Ole Miss opened with a 13-0 run, with Nolen accounting for nine of those points.
Louisiana-Monroe missed their first four shots and turned the ball over six times as the Rebels raced to an insurmountable lead.
The Rebels, paced by Nolen's 17 points, led 42-23 at the half.
