No. 16 LSU topples Ole Miss

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01/18/2007 - Baton Rouge, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tasmin Mitchell posted 19 points on 6-of-14 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead 16th-ranked LSU past Ole Miss, 62-55.

Terry Martin scored 15 points for the Tigers (13-4, 2-1 Southeastern), who have won six of their last seven games overall and after dropping a 10-point decision to Alabama in the SEC opener, rebounded for a 65-63 triumph over Auburn on Saturday.

Glen Davis posted 11 points and eight rebounds while Darnell Lazare added eight points for LSU, which is a stellar 11-1 at home.

Clarence Sanders scored 12 points for Ole Miss (12-6, 1-3), which managed to halt a three-game skid Saturday with a 74-72 victory over a talented Arkansas squad. Dwayne Curtis notched 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Kenny Williams added 10 points in defeat.

Ole Miss trailed just 47-46 after Sanders' jumper with 5:14 remaining, however that was as close as it got.

LSU scored the next six points capped by a Mitchell trey with a tick under four minutes left, and cruised to victory thereafter.

The Tigers started pulling away early, going on a 15-5 spurt capped by a Mitchell jumper with 7:36 remaining, but scored just one more bucket down the stretch and led 29-23 at halftime.

The Rebels shot 24-for-60 (40 percent) from the floor, while the Tigers finished 21-for-46 (46 percent).

Game Notes

Amazingly, Ole Miss went to the charity stripe just once in the game and Curtis converted 1-of-2...LSU finished 15-of-22 (68 percent) from the free- throw line...LSU holds a 113-77 series lead over Ole Miss, including six straight wins over the Rebels.

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