Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Ole Miss Rebels
· PARADISE JAM
88 - 95
Burnett scores 41 as Ole Miss holds off Oral Roberts in OT
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 we'll 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.
BIG PICTURE
Oral 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 Auburn's Joel Eaves for 20th on the SEC career victories list.
UP NEXT
Oral Roberts: Plays Loyola-Chicago Saturday in a consolation-round game.
Mississippi: Gets a day off, then faces Saint Joseph's on Sunday in the Paradise Jam semifinals.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 95 |
| 3rd 0:13 | Jalen Bradley made Layup. | 88 - 95 |
| 3rd 0:15 | Jalen Bradley Steal. | 86 - 95 |
| 3rd 0:16 | Marcanvis Hymon Turnover. | 86 - 95 |
| 3rd 0:17 | Marcanvis Hymon Steal. | 86 - 95 |
Statistics
 ORU |
 MISS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-65 | FG | 32-69 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 11-19 | 3PT | 12-26 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 15-16 | FT | 19-27 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
Attendance: 512 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |