NCAAB

Mississippi State Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
82 - 86
18-3, 13-0 Home

Jaylen Murray scores 21 points, grabs 11 rebounds to help Ole Miss hold off Mississippi State 86-82

Ole Miss downs in-state foe MS State in SEC thriller

Dashawn Davis' layup pulled Mississippi State to 84-82 with 40 seconds remaining. Murray missed a 3 on the ensuing possession with 16 seconds to go, but the Bulldogs' Cameron Matthews missed a pair of free throws with four seconds left. TJ Caldwell then made two free from the line to seal it for Ole Miss.

Matthew Murrell added 20 points and Caldwell finished with 18 for Ole Miss (18-3, 5-3 SEC), which has won three straight games and is 13-0 at home. Murray, Murrell and Caldwell were a combined 20-of-40 shooting from the field and made all 12 of the Rebels' 3-pointers. Jaemyn Brakefield chipped in with 10 points and six assists.

Josh Hubbard scored 21 points and had seven assists to lead Mississippi State (14-7, 3-5). Matthews added 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Davis scored 15 points and Shakeel Moore had 14.

Mississippi State, which was coming off a upset win over then-No. 8 Auburn, trailed the entire second half and by as many as 11 points against Ole Miss. The Bulldogs pulled within one point twice inside the final 5:15.

Murray's 3-pointer tied the game 39-all with three seconds left in the first half. Ole Miss opened the second on a 17-6 run for a 56-45 advantage with 14 minutes to play. It was the Rebels largest lead of the game.

Ole Miss is 89-47 against Mississippi State at home.

Each teams plays on Saturday. Mississippi State is on the road against No. 24 Alabama while Ole Miss hosts No. 16 Auburn.

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  • TV Channel: Mississippi State at Ole Miss 2021 College Basketball, week 13, is broadcasted on SECN.
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Matchup Prediction

Ole Miss: 49.4%
Mississippi State: 50.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 82 - 86
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 82 - 86
2nd 0:03 Brandon Murray Steal. 82 - 86
2nd 0:03 D.J. Jeffries Turnover. 82 - 86
2nd 0:03 Mississippi State Timeout 82 - 86

Statistics

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30-56 FG 32-63
53.6 Field Goal % 50.8
8-18 3PT 12-30
44.4 Three Point % 40.0
14-20 FT 10-13
70.0 Free Throw % 76.9
38 Rebounds 25
14 Offensive Rebounds 9
24 Defensive Rebounds 16
19 Assists 22
4 Steals 12
0 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 18
5 Fast Break Points 3
44 Points in Paint 32
15 Fouls 18
7 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss

Location: Oxford, MS
Attendance: 10,630 | Capacity:

2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee 14-4 - 27-9
Auburn 13-5 1 27-8
South Carolina 13-5 1 26-8
Kentucky 13-5 1 23-10
Alabama 13-5 1 25-12
Florida 11-7 3 24-12
Texas A&M 9-9 5 21-15
LSU 9-9 5 17-16
Mississippi State 8-10 6 21-14
Ole Miss 7-11 7 20-12
Georgia 6-12 8 20-17
Arkansas 6-12 8 16-17
Vanderbilt 4-14 10 9-23
Missouri 0-18 14 8-24
Full Standings