Terrico White’s 21 points leads No. 14 Mississippi over Central Florida, 84-56

White leads No. 14 Mississippi over Cent. Florida

OXFORD, Miss. — Terrico White scored 21 points and No. 14 Mississippi beat Central Florida 84-56 on Tuesday night.

Eniel Polynice had 16 points for the Rebels (12-2), while Chris Warren added 14 and Murphy Holloway had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Mississippi shot 30 of 59 from the field (51 percent), including 11 of 28 from 3-point range. The Rebels hit five consecutive 3-point shots in the opening 5 minutes, including two apiece by White and Warren.

A.J. Rompza had 16 points for Central Florida (8-6), while Marcus Jordan added 13. The Golden Knights were 0 of 11 from 3-point range and shot 21 of 62 (34 percent) overall.

Mississippi took an 8-0 lead in the opening 2 minutes, and the Rebels hit their first five shots from 3-point range in building a 46-24 halftime lead. The Golden Knights, winless in four road games, never got closer than 18 points in the second half.

Isaac Sosa and A.J. Tyler, who entered the game as the leading scorers for Central Florida, were limited to four and three points, respectively.

Mississippi won the rebound battle 46-35 and blocked 10 shots.

The win completed a sweep of three Conference USA opponents, Texas-El Paso, Southern Mississippi and Central Florida for the Rebels, who improved to 34-1 at home against nonconference opponents in the past four seasons.

The Rebels host Mississippi State in their Southeastern Conference Saturday. Mississippi has lost seven of the last eight SEC openers and follow the rivalry game by playing four of its next five games on the road.