Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Castleton returns, leads Florida past Ole Miss in overtime
In overtime, Phlandrous Fleming Jr. had a couple of steals for Florida, the second one leading to a jumper by Castleton that gave the Gators a six-point lead, 56-50, with 1:27 to go. A three-point play by the Rebels' Luis Rodriguez made it 59-56 with 14 seconds left, but the Gators closed it out with a series of free throws by Tyree Appleby.
Florida opened the second half with an 11-1 run, taking a 32-31 lead on a pair of free throws by Castleton. Mississippi missed 12 of its first 14 shots but trailed only 40-38 at the under-8 media timeout. Florida extended its lead to six but Mississippi tied it on a jumper by Tye Fagan with 54 seconds left, the last points of regulation.
Castleton, in his first game back since missing six games with a shoulder injury, added seven rebounds and three blocks. Appleby and Fleming scored 10 points each for Florida (15-8, 5-5 Southeastern Conference).
Fagan led Mississippi (12-11, 3-7) with 15 points. Matthew Murrell had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, and Nysier Brooks had 11 points to go with nine rebounds.
It was Mississippi’s first full game since losing freshman point guard Daeshun Ruffin to a season-ending knee injury. Ruffin, who was averaging 12.6 points and 3.4 assists, also missed eight games early in the season with a broken hand.
Florida hosts Georgia on Wednesday and plays at Kentucky on Saturday.
Mississippi hosts Alabama on Wednesday and plays at Missouri on Saturday.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 62 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 57 - 62 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Tyree Appleby made Free Throw. | 57 - 62 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Florida Timeout | 57 - 61 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Tyree Appleby made Free Throw. | 57 - 61 |
Statistics
 MISS |
 FLA |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-58 | FG | 21-51 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 11-19 | FT | 12-17 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Gainesville, FL
Attendance: 10,007 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 19-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-18 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-18 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 12-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-16 |