Mississippi beats Troy 74-64

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Jarvis Summers scored 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting to lead Mississippi in a 74-64 win over Troy on Monday.

Stefan Moody and Ladarius White added 14 points each for the Rebels (1-1), who lost their season opener Friday to Charleston Southern.

Ole Miss shot 50 percent from the field and outrebounded the Trojans 42-28.

"I saw improvement in a lot of areas," Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said. "We rebounded much better and we made some shots, but we're still a work in progress."

Wesley Person scored 25 points, the most by a Troy freshman in at least 14 years, to lead the Trojans (1-1).

Kevin Thomas finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds for Troy.

"We're probably not quite ready to beat a team like Ole Miss, unless we have a special night shooting the ball," Troy coach Phil Cunningham said. "We had one guy with a special night shooting the ball."

Moody's basket with 2 1/2 minutes remaining gave Ole Miss its biggest lead at 70-55. Troy never led.

The Trojans, down 34-23 at halftime, pulled within four early in the second half on a three-point play by John Walton III.

Ole Miss scored on its next four possessions, capped by a basket by Summers, and led 44-32.

After Troy sliced the lead to five with 13 minutes left, the Rebels scored six straight points, including four by Moody.

TIP-INS

Ole Miss: Summers is the Southeastern Conference's active career leader in points (1,262), assists (378), minutes played (3,268) and wins (67). . Ole Miss has a 9-0 all-time record against Troy.

Troy: The Trojans hosted just their second Southeastern Conference team. In November 2012, Troy opened Trojan Arena with a 56-53 win over Mississippi State. . Troy shot 21 percent in the first half.

UP NEXT

Ole Miss hosts Southern on Thursday.

Troy travels to Georgia on Friday.