Oxford, Miss. - Central Arkansas (1-1) lost to Ole Miss (2-0) 92-60 on Friday night. Central Arkansas committed 18 turnovers that led to 20 Ole Miss points.
Ole Miss put Central Arkansas in an early hole, scoring the first two baskets and moving ahead 12-4 by 15:51,
Ty Robinson supplied Central Arkansas's first four points. After
Tucker Anderson's layup made it 12-6, Ole Miss answered with three baskets to push the score to 20-6, then
Camarion Bead's jumper and two free throws brought Central Arkansas back to 20-10. Central Arkansas later got a layup from Bead and an Anderson dunk and one to reach 25-15 at 6:46, but Ole Miss responded after back-to-back Central Arkansas turnovers to stretch the margin to 35-17 at 4:55.
Luke Moore hit a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to set the score at 47-24 at the break.
Ole Miss opened the second half with a fast-break layup and free throw for a 50-24 lead before
Rylie Marshall answered with a 3-pointer and
Cole McCormick later scored on a dunk off a
Tucker Anderson assist. Central Arkansas added baskets from Robert Young and Harrison Beauchamp, but Ole Miss continued to build the margin, making it 64-36 at 11:48. Beauchamp hit a 3-pointer and
Malchiah Marable turned a steal into a fast-break dunk to get Central Arkansas to 41 points, but Ole Miss responded moving ahead 74-41.
Luke Moore,
Camarion Bead,
Andrew Hoerner and
J.C. Shulman each made 3-pointers in the closing stretch, but Central Arkansas fell 92-60.
Luke Moore
- 11 points
- 3/5 3-pointers made
- 1 steal
Cole McCormick
- 5 assists
- 5 rebounds
- 1 block
Camarion Bead
- 9 points
- 3/4 field goals made
- 2/2 free throws made
Rylie Marshall
- 8 points
- 4 rebounds
Up next, Central Arkansas hosts Ecclesia on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Farris Center in Conway, Ark.
