Ole Miss newcomer Flanigan scores 29 points to lead Rebels past Eastern Washington 75-64
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Allen Flanigan scored a career-high 29 points and Mississippi defeated Eastern Washington 75-64 on Friday night, pulling away from the Eagles in the second half.
Flanigan, a transfer from Auburn playing his second game for the Rebels (2-0), made 11 of 22 shots and 7 of 8 free throws. Matthew Murrell added 12 points for Ole Miss.
The Eagles (0-2), who won the Big Sky regular-season championship and reached the second round of the NIT last season, led 51-50 midway through the second half before Rashaud Marshall scored on back-to-back possessions to give the Rebels the lead for good. The Eagles went nearly four minutes without a field goal while Ole Miss pushed the lead to 62-52.
The Rebels led by at least 10 points over the final seven minutes.
Cedric Coward led Eastern Washington with 16 points, Dane Erikstrup scored 12 points off the bench, and Casey Jones and Jake Kyman added 10 points each.
Ole Miss had only eight turnovers and EWU committed 17. The Eagles led in rebounding 38-29.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Ethan Price vs. Jamarion Sharp (Jaylen Murray gains possession) | Â | |
19:50 | Â | Matthew Murrell turnover (Ethan Price steals) | Â | |
19:42 | +2 | Cedric Coward makes two point dunk (Ethan Price assists) | 2-0 | |
19:20 | +2 | Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot (Jamarion Sharp assists) | 2-2 | |
19:11 | Â | Ethan Price misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:09 | Â | Matthew Murrell defensive rebound | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:47 | Â | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | Â | |
18:39 | Â | Ethan Price turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals) | Â | |
18:31 | +3 | Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists) | 2-5 | |
18:09 | Â | Jamarion Sharp blocks Jake Kyman's two point jump shot | Â | |
18:07 | Â | Cedric Coward offensive rebound | Â | |
17:58 | Â | Jake Kyman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:56 | Â | Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound | Â | |
17:40 | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup | 2-7 | |
17:23 | Â | Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:21 | Â | Jake Kyman offensive rebound | Â | |
17:14 | +2 | Jake Kyman makes two point jump shot | 4-7 | |
17:03 | +2 | Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 4-9 | |
16:41 | Â | Jake Kyman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:39 | Â | Cedric Coward offensive rebound | Â | |
16:30 | Â | Jake Kyman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound | Â | |
16:05 | Â | Allen Flanigan misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Ellis Magnuson defensive rebound | Â | |
15:57 | Â | Matthew Murrell personal foul | Â | |
15:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Dane Erikstrup turnover (Allen Flanigan steals) | Â | |
15:41 | +2 | Allen Flanigan makes two point layup | 4-11 | |
15:41 | Â | Jake Kyman shooting foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul) | Â | |
15:41 | +1 | Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-12 | |
15:16 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield shooting foul (Dane Erikstrup draws the foul) | Â | |
15:16 | +1 | Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-12 | |
15:16 | +1 | Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-12 | |
15:02 | Â | Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Rashaud Marshall draws the foul) | Â | |
15:02 | Â | Rashaud Marshall misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:02 | +1 | Rashaud Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-13 | |
14:50 | Â | Andre Mulibea misses two point layup | Â | |
14:48 | Â | Jaylen Murray defensive rebound | Â | |
14:41 | Â | TJ Caldwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Andre Mulibea defensive rebound | Â | |
14:28 | +2 | LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Andre Mulibea assists) | 8-13 | |
14:08 | +2 | Jaylen Murray makes two point jump shot | 8-15 | |
13:48 | Â | Dane Erikstrup misses two point layup | Â | |
13:46 | Â | Andre Mulibea offensive rebound | Â | |
13:41 | +2 | Cedric Coward makes two point dunk (Andre Mulibea assists) | 10-15 | |
13:09 | Â | Jamarion Sharp misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:07 | Â | Jake Kyman defensive rebound | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Jake Kyman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:56 | Â | Rebels defensive rebound | Â | |
12:46 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:44 | Â | Jake Kyman defensive rebound | Â | |
12:28 | Â | Dane Erikstrup turnover (Matthew Murrell steals) | Â | |
12:24 | Â | TJ Caldwell misses two point layup | Â | |
12:22 | Â | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
12:15 | +3 | Jake Kyman makes three point jump shot (Dane Erikstrup assists) | 13-15 | |
11:54 | +2 | Matthew Murrell makes two point dunk (TJ Caldwell assists) | 13-17 | |
11:39 | +2 | Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup (Ellis Magnuson assists) | 15-17 | |
11:10 | Â | Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup | Â | |
11:07 | Â | Andre Mulibea defensive rebound | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Jamarion Sharp blocks Dane Erikstrup's two point layup | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
10:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:52 | +2 | Jake Kyman makes two point jump shot (Ethan Price assists) | 17-17 | |
10:39 | Â | Jake Kyman blocks Allen Flanigan's two point jump shot | Â | |
10:37 | Â | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
10:26 | Â | LeJuan Watts turnover (Robert Cowherd steals) | Â | |
10:14 | Â | LeJuan Watts personal foul | Â | |
10:04 | +2 | Allen Flanigan makes two point layup | 17-19 | |
9:55 | Â | Cedric Coward turnover (Jaylen Murray steals) | Â | |
9:52 | Â | Ellis Magnuson personal foul | Â | |
9:39 | Â | Jaylen Murray turnover (bad pass) (Ellis Magnuson steals) | Â | |
9:32 | Â | Robert Cowherd shooting foul (Casey Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
9:32 | Â | Casey Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:32 | +1 | Casey Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-19 | |
9:22 | Â | Ellis Magnuson personal foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul) | Â | |
9:14 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:12 | Â | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Jake Kyman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:56 | Â | Jaylen Murray defensive rebound | Â | |
8:49 | +3 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 18-22 | |
8:38 | +2 | Cedric Coward makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists) | 20-22 | |
8:28 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:26 | Â | Ellis Magnuson defensive rebound | Â | |
8:11 | Â | Casey Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound | Â | |
7:39 | Â | Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:37 | Â | Jake Kyman defensive rebound | Â | |
7:29 | Â | Casey Jones turnover (bad pass) (Robert Cowherd steals) | Â | |
7:14 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (lost ball) (Casey Jones steals) | Â | |
7:07 | Â | Casey Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
7:05 | Â | Rebels defensive rebound | Â | |
7:05 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:40 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point layup | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | Â | |
6:13 | +2 | Cedric Coward makes two point layup | 22-22 | |
5:50 | +2 | Austin Nunez makes two point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists) | 22-24 | |
5:33 | +2 | Sebastian Hartmann makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists) | 24-24 | |
5:11 | Â | Sebastian Hartmann personal foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul) | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:56 | Â | Ethan Price defensive rebound | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Cedric Coward turnover (lost ball) (Austin Nunez steals) | Â | |
4:44 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:42 | Â | TJ Caldwell offensive rebound | Â | |
4:42 | Â | Andre Mulibea personal foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul) | Â | |
4:42 | +1 | Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-25 | |
4:42 | +1 | Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-26 | |
4:21 | Â | Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Dane Erikstrup draws the foul) | Â | |
4:21 | +1 | Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 25-26 | |
4:21 | +1 | Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 26-26 | |
4:21 | +1 | Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 27-26 | |
4:06 | +2 | Allen Flanigan makes two point layup (TJ Caldwell assists) | 27-28 | |
3:52 | +3 | Sebastian Hartmann makes three point jump shot (Dane Erikstrup assists) | 30-28 | |
3:33 | +3 | TJ Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Robert Cowherd assists) | 30-31 | |
3:09 | Â | Andre Mulibea turnover (lost ball) (TJ Caldwell steals) | Â | |
3:01 | Â | TJ Caldwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:59 | Â | Andre Mulibea defensive rebound | Â | |
2:48 | Â | Eagles 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:36 | Â | Cedric Coward misses two point layup | Â | |
2:34 | Â | TJ Caldwell defensive rebound | Â | |
2:29 | +2 | TJ Caldwell makes two point layup | 30-33 | |
2:29 | Â | Jake Kyman shooting foul (TJ Caldwell draws the foul) | Â | |
2:29 | +1 | TJ Caldwell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-34 | |
2:15 | Â | Casey Jones offensive foul | Â | |
2:15 | Â | Casey Jones turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point layup | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Rebels offensive rebound | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Allen Flanigan misses two point layup | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Casey Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Jake Kyman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:35 | Â | Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound | Â | |
1:17 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point layup | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Casey Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Jamarion Sharp personal foul | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Dane Erikstrup misses two point layup | Â | |
0:53 | Â | Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
0:45 | +2 | Cedric Coward makes two point layup | 32-34 | |
0:25 | Â | Rebels 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:21 | Â | Allen Flanigan misses two point layup | Â | |
0:19 | Â | Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Dane Erikstrup misses two point layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |