Box Score

OXFORD, Mississippi – Continuing with a grueling exhibition schedule, Delta State University faced off with the Rebels of the University of Mississippi on Friday night. The Statesmen fell to the Rebels by a final of 97-58.
 
The Statesmen came out of the gate much quicker than their last contest. Sophomore guard Devin Schmidt started the offensive charge with a floater in the paint in the opening two minutes.
 
Jack Madgen tied the game at 5-5 with an old fashion three-point play. Soon after, Zelvin Smith Jr. found Schmidt behind the arc to give Delta State its first and only lead of the night, 11-9, at the 14:14 mark.
 
Possession of the lead changed hands a couple times before Ole Miss went on a 16-4 run to take a 41-18 advantage at the 3:20 mark.
 
Fouls and turnovers plagued the Statesmen late in the first half, but three consecutive buckets and a pair of free throws in four trips down the court from Alister Chisholm, Schmidt, and Smith sent Delta State into the locker room trailing 50-26.
 
The Statesmen shot 47.6 percent from the field, going 10-of-21 while the Rebels held the slight advantage going 20-of-40 from the field for 50.0 percent in the first half.
 
Second half play featured a lot of Ole Miss offense. Delta State reached within 26, but the deficit was too much for the Green-and-White to overcome. Madgen and freshman PJ Davis came out on fire for second-half play with the Aussie scoring 12 and Davis chipping in 10.
 
On the night, DSU shot 19-of-42 from the floor for a 45.2 field goal percentage compared to a 52.7 field goal percentage from the Rebels.
 
Madgen led four Statesmen in double figures with 17 points, going 5-for-8 from the floor. Smith added 14 points, a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe, and Schmidt contributed 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds and five assists. Davis supplied 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
 
DSU wraps up the Division I caravan on Saturday, Nov. 8 against Jackson State. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Jackson.