The University of Mississippi Athletics
Warren Leads Ole Miss To 20th Win
3/5/2010 | Men's Basketball
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Chris Warren scored 22 points to lead Ole Miss to a 72-59 win over LSU on Thursday night.
Warren led four players who scored in double figures for the Rebels (20-9, 8-7 Southeastern Conference). Zach Graham scored 16, Terrico White added 15 and Murphy Holloway had 12.
Warren hit all five of his 3-pointers during the first half, when he was perfect from behind the arc.
Bo Spencer scored 20 points to lead LSU (10-19, 1-14).
The game was tight for the first 35 minutes, and Ole Miss held a 58-55 lead with 6:34 left. But the Rebels closed on a 14-4 run.
The win gives Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy 20 wins for the third time in four seasons with the Rebels. Now Ole Miss must win at Arkansas on Saturday to clinch a first-round bye in next week's SEC tournament.
There was plenty of recognition given out at Thursday's game. DeAundre Cranston was honored during pre-game ceremonies as the lone senior on the Rebels' roster, and at halftime, Cotton Bowl representatives presented their 2010 trophy to Houston Nutt and the Ole Miss football team.
Nutt's Rebels defeated Oklahoma State 21-7 on Jan. 2 in the first Cotton Bowl played at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. It marked a second straight Cotton Bowl crown for Ole Miss, which earned consecutive January bowl victories for the first time since 1960-61.
