BYU Cougars at Ole Miss Rebels

Murray scores career-high 28 points as No. 23 Ole Miss beats BYU 96-85 in OT

Murray hit a jumper 1:17 into OT to give the Rebels the lead for good. He added two free throws, a three-point play and two more free throws to help put the game out of reach.

Dre Davis and Matthew Murrell added 18 points apiece for the Rebels (6-0) in a fast-paced, sometimes-chippy game, while Sean Pedulla had 13.

Kanon Catchings scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures for the Cougars (5-1). Egor Demin, Richie Saunders and Fousseyni Traore added 16 apiece, and Mihailo Boskovic had 10.

Ole Miss will face No. 13 Purdue in the championship game on Friday.

Takeaways BYU: The Cougars hit three 3-pointers in the first 4:40 and seven in the first half, four by Catchings. BYU finished 12 of 38 overall from behind the arc.

Ole Miss: Murray's previous career high was 26 points in a 77-68 win last season against Mount St. Mary's.

Key moment Murray made a layup to tie it at 77 with 26 seconds left in regulation. After Traore missed a short jumper, Pedulla’s desperation heave bounced off the back of the rim.

Key stat Ole Miss made 29 of 36 free throws, including 10 of 14 by Davis.

Up next Ole Miss plays No. 13 Purdue in the championship game on Friday. BYU will face NC State.

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