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Ole Miss
19-12, 7-9
Arkansas
18-12, 7-9
Warren, Graham Lead Rebels To Senior Day Win
3/5/2011 | Men's Basketball
March 5, 2011
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OXFORD, Miss. - Chris Warren scored 24 points and handed out nine assists and Zach Graham had 15 as Ole Miss won its regular-season finale 84-74 over Arkansas Saturday.
Ole Miss (19-12, 7-9) earned the West No. 3 seed for the SEC Tournament and will play East No. 6 seed South Carolina at 2:30 p.m. CT on Thursday in the first round in Atlanta.
Graham tied the school record by playing in his 132nd career game.
Terrance Henry and Dundrecous Nelson added 13 and 10 points, respectively for the Rebels.
Rotnei Clarke scored 26 points, Marshawn Powell had 14 and Julysses Nobles added 13 for the Arkansas. The Razorbacks (18-12, 7-9) are the Western Division No. 4 seed and will play the Eastern Division No. 5 seed in the opening round.
The Rebels was decisive from three-point range, tying a school record 14 connections. The Rebels shot 64 percent, 14-of-22, from the three-point line, including 5-of-6 from Graham.
Ole Miss took a 24-15 lead midway through the first half by hitting five consecutive three-point shots. The Rebels were 6-of-7 from three-point range in the opening nine minutes as Trevor Gaskins, Graham and Warren had two apiece.
The Rebels led 43-37 at halftime, but Arkansas pulled within one point on two occasions in the second half. The finale time came at 53-52 on a three-point shot by Clarke with 14:35 left. Clarke had 17 second half points and finished 5-of-7 from three point range.
Ole Miss answered with a decisive 21-6 run, highlighted by three-point shots from Warren and Graham, to build an insurmountable 74-57 lead with 6:44 left. Arkansas never got closer than 10 points again.
Arkansas was 27-of-62 from the field, 44 percent, including 10-of-18 from three-point range. Clarke and Nobles combined to hit 8-of-11 from three-point range, but the Razorbacks had 11 shots blocked, including seven by Reginald Buckner.
Ole Miss won earlier at Arkansas 69-60 to complete the series sweep and earn the tournament seeding tie-breaker.
The Rebels tied the school record with 14 three-pointers in the contest.
