Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballPinkins' floater with 18.8 seconds left helps Ole Miss beat Mississippi State 68-67
Malik Dia had eight points on 3-of-10 shooting and 11 rebounds for Ole Miss (11-7, 3-2 SEC).
Mississippi State (10-8 2-3) has lost three in a row despite having a double-digit lead in each of those games.
Jayden Epps led the Bulldogs with 14 points on 4-of-18 shooting. Jamarion Davis-Fleming made 6 of 8 from the field and finished 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Josh Hubbard, who went in averaging 22.8 points (No. 7 nationally), also scored 13 but made just 3 of 16 overall, 2 of 8 from 3, and 5 of 10 from the free-throw line.
Storr hit a step-back jumper that gave the Rebels a four-point lead with 1:16 to play before Hubbard answered 10 seconds later with a contested pull-up 3 from NBA range and then made two free throws with 34 seconds remaining to put Mississippi State up 67-66. Pinkins hit a baseline floater that capped the scoring.
Hubbard missed two free throws with 12 seconds left and, after Storr missed the front end of a 1-and-1, missed a potential winning layup before the buzzer.
Kamardine made a layup and James Scott followed with a two-hand dunk that gave Ole Miss its first lead of the game, 34-32, with 17:05 remaining.
The teams combined to make 7 of 47 (14.9%) from 3-point range in a game that featured 13 lead changes and seven ties, all in the second half.
Mississippi State is 152-121 against the Rebels in the 12th-most played rivalry in the history of college basketball.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ilias Kamardine Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Josh Hubbard misses layup | 68 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 67 |
Statistics
MISS |
MSST |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-71 | FG | 24-65 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 2-20 | 3PT | 5-27 |
| 10 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 8-10 | FT | 14-23 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 13 | Lead Changes | 13 |
| 33 | Percent Led | 58 |
Game Information
Location: Starkville, MS
Attendance: 9,212 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 26-7 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 26-8 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 18-16 |
| 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 |


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