Mississippi
Mississippi State wins fourth straight, avenges loss to Ole Miss
Tolu Smith scored a game-high 24 points and Mississippi State avenged an earlier loss to in-state rival Ole Miss with an 83-71 Southeastern Conference decision Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss.
The Bulldogs (18-8, 7-6 SEC), who won their fourth game in a row, also got 12 points each from Shakeel Moore and KeShawn Murphy, plus 11 from Cameron Matthews.
Mississippi State overcame poor foul shooting — it made just 23 of 39 at the line — and a subpar scoring performance from second-leading scorer Josh Hubbard, who was held to only five points on 1-of-9 shooting.
Matthew Murrell scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Rebels (19-7, 6-7), while Allen Flanigan and Jaylen Murray each added 12 points.
But Ole Miss, which has lost four of its last five games, failed to hold on to a four-point halftime lead because it couldn’t make shots.
The Rebels cooled drastically from 50 percent shooting in the first half to 29.6 percent in the second half. They also committed 10 turnovers that led to 13 points for the Bulldogs.
Mississippi State took the lead for good on Murphy’s layup with 13:29 left that made it 56-55. That started a game-changing 14-2 run that Moore capped with a layup at the 9:51 mark for a 68-57 lead. Ole Miss got within four on Flanigan’s two free throws with 5:30 remaining but a 13-2 spurt sealed the outcome.
The first half was played in two parts — the first eight minutes that the Bulldogs dominated and the final 12 that went to the Rebels.
Poor shooting and turnovers by Ole Miss led to a game-opening 20-8 burst for Mississippi State that Murphy capped with a layup with 12:04 remaining. But Ole Miss responded, starting with Jaemyn Brakefield’s layup on the next possession.
Brakefield and Murrell led a rally by combining for three 3-pointers in a five-minute stretch. The Rebels took their first lead when 7-foot-5 Jamarion Sharp hit a layup with 4:32 left to make it 34-33.
Murrell capped a 16-point half by sinking two foul shots with 31 seconds remaining, making it 44-40 Ole Miss at the break.
—Field Level Media
Mississippi
Fatalities confirmed after medical helicopter crashes near the Natchez Trace in Madison County
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Authorities have confirmed that there were fatalities after a medical helicopter crashed Monday afternoon near the Natchez Trace.
A Madison County spokesperson confirmed that first responders were called to a helicopter crash around 12:30 p.m. near Mississippi 43 and the Natchez Trace Parkway.
The sheriff’s office said a medical helicopter went down in a wooded area south of the Natchez Trace and North of Pipeline Road.
Officials said there were fatalities. It is unclear how many people were killed at this time. Authorities are waiting for the arrival of the Federal Aviation Authority.
The University of Mississippi Medical Center released the following statement to the Clarion Ledger:
“This afternoon, an AirCare helicopter had an accident in Madison County, north of the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Two UMMC employee crew members and a Med-Trans pilot were on board. There was no patient aboard. Law Enforcement and first-response units have responded to the scene and families are being contacted. We will share more information when possible.”
The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.
—This is a developing story.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A wanted “violent fugitive” was arrested after a traffic stop on Interstate 40 East on Sunday, according to the Mt. Juliet Police Department.
MJPD said they initaited a traffic stop on the vehicle for having a suspended license plate. After further investigation, it was discovered that the driver, a 37-year-old Nashville man, had been wanted in Mississippi for almost eight years.
The outstanding warrant had been issued for the suspect on June 26, 2017.
“A check revealed he was wanted by the Mississippi Department of Corrections on a full extradition warrant for violating probation related to felony aggravated domestic assault,” MJPD said.
MJPD said the suspect was arrested after the discovery of the warrant.
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