{"id":22664,"date":"2013-01-24T21:11:33","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T03:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=22664"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:29:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:29:40","slug":"rebels-rally-to-down-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/rebels-rally-to-down-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebels Rally To Down Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"

OXFORD, Miss. (AP)<\/strong> – Marshall Henderson<\/a> wasn’t at his best during the first half against Tennessee. He more than made up for it after the break.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-2 junior torched the Volunteers for 28 points – including 24 in a dominant second half – as No. 23 Ole Miss rallied for a 62-56 victory over Tennessee on Thursday night at a raucous Tad Smith Coliseum.<\/p>\n

Henderson is the Southeastern Conference’s leading scorer with 18.9 points per game and he put on a show in the second half, making six 3-pointers to push the Rebels (16-2, 5-0 SEC) to their eighth consecutive victory.<\/p>\n

“All the sudden he got combustible and started knocking down shots,” Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy<\/a> said. “We tried to ride him as hard as we could.”<\/p>\n

Henderson scored 32 against the Volunteers just two weeks ago in a win in Knoxville, and Tennessee didn’t have much more success in the second meeting. The high-energy, sometimes motor-mouthed sharpshooter can occasionally get underneath the skin of opponents. In the lead-up to Thursday’s game, Tennessee made it clear stopping Henderson – and his theatrics – was the first priority.<\/p>\n

It worked for a while, but didn’t last.<\/p>\n

Henderson said he was aware of Tennessee’s plan thanks to messages sent to him by fans on Twitter. That’s when he made a decision.<\/p>\n

“I’ll take a game off from talking and just let my game talk this time,” Henderson said before getting in one barb. “We’ll beat them 10 times out of 10.”<\/p>\n

It’s only the second time Ole Miss has started 5-0 in SEC play.<\/p>\n

Reginald Buckner<\/a> added 10 points in a foul-filled game that made both teams go deep into the bench.<\/p>\n

Tennessee (9-8, 1-4) led for much of the game – until Henderson got hot. Jordan McRae led the Volunteers with 26 points while Trae Golden added 11.<\/p>\n

The shots weren’t falling for either team early, and a constant stream of fouls didn’t help the rhythm.<\/p>\n

By midway through the first half, the starting big men for both teams were relegated to the bench because of foul trouble.<\/p>\n

Tennessee made a few more shots than the Rebels to take a 25-18 lead into halftime. It was the fewest points by an Ole Miss team in the first half since 2009.<\/p>\n

“It was what I anticipated,” Kennedy said. “Tennessee is a physical team, very fundamentally sound, especially defensively. It’s very difficult to beat someone two times, especially in the span of about a three-week period.”<\/p>\n

One reason Ole Miss couldn’t find the basket was the Volunteers’ lockdown defense on Henderson in the first half. He was matched step for step by a host of Tennessee defenders early and scored just four points in the first half – all on free throws.<\/p>\n

He got going early in the second half, hitting two 3-pointers to finally spark the Rebels’ offense. Nick Williams<\/a> made another 3-pointer to give Ole Miss a 33-32 lead with 14:15 remaining.<\/p>\n

But the Rebels couldn’t stop fouling McRae and the 6-5 junior just kept sinking free throws. He hit eight free throws in a row midway through the second half to help the Vols pull ahead 46-40 with 8:51 left.<\/p>\n

That’s when Henderson picked up the Rebels and carried them by himself, hitting shot after shot. He finished 7 of 16 from the field, including 6 of 15 from 3-point range (40 percent).<\/p>\n

“More than anything, Marshall did a good job making shots,” Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin said. “I thought for the most part, we did a good job chasing him, but he stepped up and made big shots so you’ve got to give credit where it’s due.”<\/p>\n

After shooting just 4 of 23 in the first half (17.4 percent), the Rebels bounced back with a 14 of 26 (53.8 percent) performance in the second half.<\/p>\n

Tennessee had 21 turnovers and missed four crucial free throws in the final few minutes. The Volunteers outrebounded the Rebels 41-30.<\/p>\n

“The one thing that’s good is you put yourself in position to win,” Martin said. “Now you’ve just got to make the plays.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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