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Mississippi Beats No. 23 Creighton 75-68

Creighton-Jays-BasketballNICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jarvis Summers scored 23 points and Mississippi closed with a 12-3 run to beat No. 23 Creighton 75-68 on Friday night in the Emerald Coast Classic.

Summers was 6 of 14 from the field and made 9 of 10 free throws for the Rebels (4-1).

LaDarius White scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, and Martavious Newby had all nine of his points in the final 2 minutes.

Isaiah Zierden led Creighton (5-1) with 18 points. Austin Chatman added 15, and Devin Brooks had 14.

Mississippi will play Cincinnati on Saturday night, and Creighton will face Middle Tennessee. Cincinnati beat Middle Tennessee 69-51 in the first game.

Newby made a 3-pointer to put the Rebels ahead with 1:50 left. After Creighton missed free throw, the Rebels made it 68-65 on M.J. Rhett’s jumper with 1:03 left.

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