Tyler Brown scored 26 points, Nic Moore added 24 and Illinois State put on record-setting shooting display in a 96-93 overtime victory over Mississippi on Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT.
Illinois State (21-13) set a Tad Smith Coliseum record for 3-pointers, making 17 of 23 (73.9%) from beyond the arc.
Brown was 8 of 9 from 3-point range, while Moore made all 6 of his attempts.
LaDarius White scored 25 points and Terrance Henry added 21 for Ole Miss (20-14), which lost in the NIT's first round for the second straight season.
Brown put Illinois State up 61-49 after his seventh 3-pointer with 12:22 remaining in regulation and it looked as if the Redbirds would cruise, but Ole Miss rallied to tie it at 84 and Jarvis Summers just missed a 10-foot jumper at the buzzer to send it to overtime.
NCAA Tournament First Four (at Dayton, OH)
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(16) Vermont Catamounts 71, (16) Lamar Cardinals 59
(12) South Florida Bulls 65, (12) California Golden Bears 54
