Ole Miss Rebels at Texas A&M Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jaylen Murray scores 16 points, hits clutch 3 as Ole Miss pulls away late to beat Texas A&M 71-68
Brandon Murray scored five straight points and Jaylen Murray hit a deep 3-pointer from the top of the arc during a 14-3 run that gave Ole Miss a 67-63 lead with 14 seconds remaining. Wade Taylor IV answered with a 3-pointer to pull Texas A&M to 67-66 with 9.5 seconds left.
The teams traded free throws before Matthew Murrell hit a pair from the line with five seconds to go. Tyrece Radford then missed a potential-tying 3 to end it.
Jaylen Murray and Brakefield combined for six of the Rebels' 10 3-pointers. Allen Flanigan added 11 points and Brandon Murray finished with eight points and eight rebounds for Ole Miss (17-3, 4-3 SEC).
Taylor made five 3-pointers and scored 30 points on 10-of-20 shooting to lead Texas A&M (12-8, 3-4). Radford chipped in with 13 points.
Austin Nunez hit a 3-pointer for Ole Miss that tied the game 51-all with 7:51 remaining. The Aggies then used a 9-2 spurt for a 60-53 lead with 3:39 to play before the Rebels pulled away.
Murray and Flanigan combined for 15 points to help Ole Miss build a 31-29 halftime lead. Taylor made three 3-pointers and scored 14 first-half points for the Aggies.
Ole Miss hosts Mississippi State on Tuesday.
Texas A&M hosts Florida on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ole Miss Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tyrece Radford missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Matthew Murrell made Free Throw. | 71 - 68 |
Statistics
 MISS |
 TA&M |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-60 | FG | 25-63 |
| 41.7 | Field Goal % | 39.7 |
| 10-24 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 41.7 | Three Point % | 30.0 |
| 11-15 | FT | 12-22 |
| 73.3 | Free Throw % | 54.5 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: College Station, TX
Attendance: 12,610 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 36-4 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |