The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
3-1
Centenary
1-2
Ole Miss Cruises Past Centenary
11/26/2005 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 26, 2005
Final Stats
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Dwayne Curtis had 21 points and Todd Abernethy scored 16 to lead five double-figure scorers in Mississippi's 107-67 win Saturday night over Centenary.
It was the Rebels' home opener and the largest margin of victory for Ole Miss (3-1) since a 92-45 win over Morris Brown in 2001.
Centenary (1-2) was led by Chris Watson with 21 points, including 15 in the second half.
But the Rebels dominated early and extended their lead to 44 points midway through the second half. A layup by Curtis with 8:57 remaining gave Ole Miss a 82-38 lead. The Rebels shot 67 percent, 42-of-63, from the field, including 11-of-24 from 3-point range.
Clarke Jackson had 10 for Centenary, who turned the ball over 23 times.
Ole Miss jumped out to a 49-26 halftime lead, putting together early scoring run of 15-4 and 8-0 to take command. The Rebels hit nine of their opening 11 shots from the field.
Clarence Sanders had 17 and Bam Doyne scored a career-high 12 points for Mississippi. Londrick Nolen added 10 for the Rebels.
Curtis shot 9-of-11 from the field and had six rebounds and six assists.
