Alcorn State Braves at Ole Miss Rebels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Murrell scores 20, leads Ole Miss over Alcorn State 73-58
Murrell was 7-of-18 shooting from the floor and added six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Robert Allen added 15 points and freshman TJ Caldwell had 10 for Ole Miss, which opened the season with four freshmen and four senior transfers.
Byron Joshua scored 15 points for Alcorn State. Keondre Montgomery added 14 points and Dominic Brewton had 12.
Joshua scored 13 points in the first half to help Alcorn State stay within 28-27 at halftime. Murrell opened the second half converting a three-point play, and Caldwell added a 3 to push the Ole Miss lead to 34-27. The Rebels later pulled away with 10-2 surge, capped by Murrell's 3, to make it 58-43 with 7:39 remaining and led by double digits for nearly the rest of the way.
Ole Miss has won all five games in the series including the last meeting in 2010 and is 42-0 against members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Dominic Brewton Turnover. | 58 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Foul on Dominic Brewton. | 58 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Amaree Abram made Jumper. | 58 - 73 |
Statistics
 ALCN |
 MISS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-57 | FG | 22-59 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 9-11 | FT | 20-28 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 25 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Oxford, MS
Attendance: 5,990 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-8 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 24-11 |
| 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 | 21-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 19-16 |
| 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 |