After Tyreek Duren's two foul shots tied it 74-all at the 1:07 mark, Mississippi star and team lightning rod Marshall Henderson missed an off-balance bank shot that would have given the Rebels the lead.
Some of the previously untried players in line for senior honors include ACT Brumbies' wingers Mark Gerrard and Clyde Rathbone, New South Wales fullback Cameron Shepherd, ACT prop Nic Henderson and Queensland utility back Drew Mitchell.