EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Justin Reed scored 21 points to leadMississippi to a 68-58 win over Texas-El Paso in the championshipgame of the Sierra Providence SunClassic Basketball Tournament onSaturday night.

Trailing 29-28 with 17:41 remaining in the second half,Mississippi (9-2) went on a 19-4 run to take a comfortable 47-34lead with 8:37 left.

After Brian Stewart’s basket at the 19:46 mark of the secondhalf, UTEP went 14 minutes without scoring from the floor, missing13 straight shots.

Reed, who was named the tournament’s most valuable player, was11-of-12 from the free throw line and scored nine of his pointsduring the Rebels’ crucial second-half run.

Derrick Allen, Aaron Harper and Emmanuel Wade scored 11 pointsapiece for the Rebels. Allen, who was also named to theall-tournament team, led the Rebels with nine rebounds.

Jason Harrison led Mississippi with six assists.

UTEP (5-6) was led by Eugene Costello, who finished with 18points. Costello, who was UTEP’s representative on theall-tournament team, hit all eight of his free throw attempts butwas 0-for-7 from beyond 3-point line.

Stewart was the only other Miner in double figures with 11points.

The Rebels were 30-of-37 from the free throw line while theMiners were 17-of-22.

@Bbstandings:MISSISSIPPI 68, UTEP 58

MISS (9-2)

Sanders 1-1 1-2 3, Reed 4-11 11-12 21, Allen 3-3 5-7 11,Harper 3-4 3-4 11, Harrison 1-3 5-6 8, Fox 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 1-21-2 3, Wade 3-7 4-4 11, Rhodes 0-0 0-0 0, Kirklin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals16-34 30-37 68.

UTEP (5-6)

Jarrell 0-0 0-0 0, Victoriano 3-5 2-4 8, Stewart 4-5 3-6 11,Luces 0-3 0-0 0, Costello 5-14 8-8 18, Owens 0-1 2-2 2, Smallwood3-7 0-0 4, Martin 3-5 0-0 7, Neal 0-5 2-2 2, Enzweiler 1-5 0-0 3.Totals 19-50 17-22 58.

Halftime-MISS 28, UTEP 23. 3-Point goals-MISS 6-14 (Harper 2-2,Reed 2-4, Harrison 1-2, Wade 1-3, Johnson 0-1, Kirklin 0-2), UTEP3-16 (Martin 1-1, Smallwood 1-2, Enzweiler 1-3, Owens 0-1, Neal0-2, Costello 0-7). Fouled out-Sanders. Rebounds-MISS 34 (Allen 9),UTEP 24 (Stewart, Owens, Smallwood 4). Assists-MISS 11 (Harrison6), UTEP 11 (Costello, Owens 3). Total fouls-MISS 21, UTEP 24.A-8,134.