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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Deandre Burnett scored a career-high 41 points, and Mississippi pulled away in overtime to hold off Oral Roberts 95-88 Friday on the opening day of the Paradise Jam tournament.Terence Davis added 13 points, and Sebastian Saiz and Rasheed Brooks had 11 each for the Rebels (3-0), who had to rally from a five-point deficit in regulation.Mississippi trailed 79-74 with 1:20 remaining when Burnett scored five unanswered points, capped by a 3-pointer with 33.4 seconds remaining to tie the score.It just shows how resilient this team is, said Burnett, whose previous career best (23 points) was set a week ago against Tennessee-Martin. It shows we can battle, and be resilient down the stretch. We fix a couple things, and well be pretty good.Brooks opened overtime by hitting a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws to put the Rebels ahead to stay.Emanuel Nzekwesi had 20 points and 14 rebounds for Oral Roberts (1-2), with Albert Owens adding 22, Kris Martin 15 and Jalen Bradley 12.Give them credit -- they made the plays down the stretch, Golden Eagles coach Scott Sutton said. Its a tough, tough loss. We still had the game where we wanted it -- up five with under two minutes left. We had to close it out, and didnt do it.BIG PICTUREOral Roberts: Is now 0-5 all-time against Mississippi. ... Had its highest-scoring game this season, and its third of 80 or more points. ... Lost guard Aaron Anderson to a leg injury in the first half.Mississippi: Coach Andy Kennedy picked up his 216th career win, moving him past Auburns Joel Eaves for 20th on the SEC career victories list.UP NEXTOral Roberts: Plays Loyola-Chicago Saturday in a consolation-round game.Mississippi: Gets a day off, then faces Saint Josephs on Sunday in the Paradise Jam semifinals. Cheap Mariners Jerseys China . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Cheap Randy Johnson Jersey . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. http://www.cheapmarinersjerseys.com/ . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Wholesale Mariners Jerseys . As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night. Cheap MLB Jerseys . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Inoshi Priyadharshani and Imalka Mendis have earned call-ups to Sri Lanka Womens ODI squad, while there were recalls for Chamari Polgampola and Inoka Ranaweera for the upcoming four-match home series against Australia Women.Priyadharshani played two T20 internationals for Sri Lanka Women, both in 2014 in a home series against South Africa Women, and has been out of the side since. Mendis is uncapped at the international level.Both Polgampola and Ranaweera last played an ODI against New Zealand Women in November last year, and were left out for their tour of India earlier this year - Sri Lankas last ODI assignment. Polgampola, who bats left-handed and can also bowl right-arm medium pacer, has 776 runs at an average of 13.85 and 32 wickets in 59 ODIs. Ranaweera, a left-arm spinner, has played 23 ODIs in which she has picked up 24 wickets.Chamari Attapattu will lead the squad, while Prasadini Weerakody has been named her deputy.dddddddddddd Atapattu last led in an ODI during the New Zealand tour when Shashikala Siriwardene injured her thumb. Siriwardene returned to lead in the away series against India and was also named captain for the Womens World T20 in India earlier this year. However, a hamstring injury after their first match of the tournament ruled Siriwardene out of it - with the reins passing to Atapattu then too - and has kept her out of action since.Sri Lanka and Australia will play four ODIs with Womens Championship points up for grabs in three of the games. The ODIs will be followed by a lone T20I. The first ODI will take place on Sunday in Dambulla. ' ' '