Alabama 64, Mississippi 50

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Alabama has won back-to-back games at Mississippi for the first time since Mark Gottfried became coach. The best part about that feat is that nearly everyone wearing Crimson was involved.<br> <br> ``This was the definition of a team win,&#39;&#39; Gottfried said after the Crimson Tide&#39;s 64-50 victory over Ole Miss on Saturday.<br> <br> ``We were balanced offensively,&#39;&#39; he added. ``We shared the ball and our defense in the second half carried us.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Jemario Davidson had 13 points to lead four double-figure scorers for &#39;Bama. Ronald Steele had 11 points, and Jean Felix and Richard Hendrix added 10 apiece for the Tide (14-8, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), who led by as many as 15.<br> <br> It was the first time in Gottfried&#39;s eight-season tenure at Alabama that the Tide won in Oxford in consecutive years. Alabama beat Ole Miss 66-58 last season.<br> <br> ``This has always been a tough place for Alabama to play,&#39;&#39; Gottfried said. ``To win here is big, because Ole Miss has always been tough on us here.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Alabama shot nearly 60 percent (25 for 42) and outrebounded Ole Miss 35-21 to avenge a 71-61 defeat in Tuscaloosa. The Tide&#39;s leading scorer, Chuck Davis, was lost for the season with a knee injury in that game.<br> <br> ``We were stunned (after the loss to Ole Miss) when Chuck went down, and we played like it,&#39;&#39; Gottfried said. ``But now we&#39;ve gained some confidence. We&#39;ve had some different players step up and carry us. That&#39;s been the difference between then and now.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Dwayne Curtis had 13 points to lead the slumping Rebels (13-10, 3-7), who have followed their seven-game winning streak with seven consecutive losses.<br> <br> ``We&#39;re not the most confident team by our play right now, but we&#39;ve got to fight through,&#39;&#39; Ole Miss coach Rod Barnes said. ``We&#39;re going to keep fighting.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Ole Miss shot 35 percent, the team&#39;s worst shooting performance in an SEC game this season, and were just 3-for-10 from the free-throw line.<br> <br> ``We had a couple of times when our guys could have squeezed off shots when they chose not to,&#39;&#39; Barnes said. ``We&#39;ve got to work our way out of this and gain our confidence back.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Alabama used an early 10-1 run to take the lead for good, and led 37-31 at halftime. The Rebels didn&#39;t mount a serious threat in the second half and had just one basket in the final 6 minutes.<br> <br> The Tide maximized its lead at 63-48 on Davidson&#39;s dunk with 2:12 to play which capped a game-sealing 9-0 run.<br> <br> (Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)