The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Advance To Title Game With Win Over K-State
11/21/2009 | Men's Basketball
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Chris Warren scored 27 and Terrico White 25 as Ole Miss (4-0) earned an 86-74 win over Kansas State (3-1) to advance to the championship game of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Sunday's title game will feature the Rebels against nationally ranked No. 5 Villanova at 9 p.m. AT, 7 p.m. CT, televised by ESPN2.
Eniel Polynice added 13 points and Murphy Holloway posted his second double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Rebels.
Ole Miss shot 63 percent from the field in the second half, quickly building on a 32-30 halftime lead. White's jumper with 8:58 remaining made it 63-53, and the Wildcats (3-1) never managed to get the lead back under 10 points.
Curtis Kelly had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Kansas State. Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente added 17 points each, and freshman Wally Judge finished with 11 points.
Villanova beat No. 18 Dayton 71-65 in the tournament's other semifinal.
