Murrell, Brakefield lead No. 24 Mississippi to a 63-51 win over Georgia
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Matthew Murrell and Jaemyn Brakefield scored 15 points apiece and ignited a decisive second half rally as No. 24 Mississippi defeated Georgia 63-51 on Saturday.
Ole Miss (12-2, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) trailed 28-26 at halftime, but opened the second half with an 11-2 burst in less than four minutes, started by consecutive jumpers by Murrell and capped by consecutive baskets by Brakefield to build a 37-30 lead.
Georgia (12-2, 0-1) never led again but pulled within 45-43 on a Blue Cain jumper with six minutes remaining. Ole Miss responded with a 3-pointer by Brakefield and a Davon Barnes jumper and were never seriously threatened again.
Asa Newell led the Bulldogs with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Georgia's loss snapped a seven-game winning streak.
Georgia: The January schedule is top heavy with four consecutive AP Top 25 opponents.
Ole Miss: Chris Beard’s Rebels played with a sense of urgency in the second half after a repeated series of slow starts in previous games.
Ole Miss outscored Georgia 18-4 in the opening nine minutes of the second half to build a 44-32 lead. Four Rebels had two baskets apiece in the balanced surge, shooting 7 of 12 from the field, while limiting Georgia to 2 of 14 from the field.
Georgia was 17 of 58 from the field and 2 of 18 from the 3-point line. The Bulldogs had one field goal in the final six minutes.
Georgia opens a two-game home stand with No. 10 Kentucky on Tuesday, followed by No. 12 Oklahoma on Jan. 11. Ole Miss visits No. 23 Arkansas on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Asa Newell vs. Malik Dia (Matthew Murrell gains possession) | Â | |
19:46 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point driving layup | 0-2 | |
19:32 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point driving layup | 2-2 | |
19:12 | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:10 | Â | Dre Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
19:08 | Â | Blue Cain shooting foul (Dre Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
19:08 | Â | Dre Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
19:08 | +1 | Dre Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 | |
18:50 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
18:29 | +2 | Matthew Murrell makes two point pullup jump shot (Davon Barnes assists) | 2-5 | |
17:55 | Â | RJ Godfrey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Matthew Murrell defensive rebound | Â | |
17:43 | Â | Dre Davis turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
17:22 | +2 | Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup (Tyrin Lawrence assists) | 4-5 | |
17:02 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Asa Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:30 | Â | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | Â | |
16:22 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists) | 4-8 | |
15:51 | Â | RJ Godfrey turnover (lost ball) (Davon Barnes steals) | Â | |
15:48 | Â | Dre Davis turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:42 | Â | De'Shayne Montgomery turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:26 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 4-10 | |
15:01 | Â | Somto Cyril misses two point layup | Â | |
14:59 | Â | Asa Newell offensive rebound | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Jump ball. Asa Newell vs. Matthew Murrell (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Somto Cyril misses two point layup | Â | |
14:52 | Â | Asa Newell offensive rebound | Â | |
14:52 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point putback layup | 6-10 | |
14:52 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield shooting foul (Asa Newell draws the foul) | Â | |
14:52 | Â | Somto Cyril turnover (lane violation) | Â | |
14:34 | Â | Dakota Leffew blocks Sean Pedulla's two point layup | Â | |
14:32 | Â | Somto Cyril defensive rebound | Â | |
14:10 | +2 | De'Shayne Montgomery makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 8-10 | |
13:55 | +3 | Malik Dia makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 8-13 | |
13:36 | Â | Matthew Murrell shooting foul (De'Shayne Montgomery draws the foul) | Â | |
13:36 | +1 | De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-13 | |
13:36 | +1 | De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-13 | |
13:22 | Â | Malik Dia misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:20 | Â | Blue Cain defensive rebound | Â | |
12:52 | Â | De'Shayne Montgomery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:51 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
12:51 | Â | Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Somto Cyril blocks Jaylen Murray's two point layup | Â | |
12:38 | Â | Dakota Leffew defensive rebound | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Dakota Leffew misses two point layup | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Matthew Murrell defensive rebound | Â | |
12:03 | +2 | Davon Barnes makes two point stepback jump shot | 10-15 | |
11:40 | Â | Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:38 | Â | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | Â | |
11:28 | Â | Malik Dia misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Blue Cain defensive rebound | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Jaylen Murray personal foul (De'Shayne Montgomery draws the foul) | Â | |
11:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:58 | Â | RJ Godfrey misses two point layup | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Asa Newell offensive rebound | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Malik Dia blocks Asa Newell's two point layup | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Dre Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
10:30 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Malik Dia offensive rebound | Â | |
10:19 | Â | RJ Godfrey kicked ball violation | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Dre Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Blue Cain defensive rebound | Â | |
9:54 | Â | Dre Davis shooting foul (Blue Cain draws the foul) | Â | |
9:54 | +1 | Blue Cain makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-15 | |
9:54 | +1 | Blue Cain makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-15 | |
9:36 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals) | Â | |
9:32 | Â | Blue Cain misses two point layup | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Asa Newell offensive rebound | Â | |
9:28 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point putback layup | 14-15 | |
9:28 | Â | Davon Barnes shooting foul (Asa Newell draws the foul) | Â | |
9:28 | +1 | Asa Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-15 | |
9:02 | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point turnaround hook shot | 15-17 | |
8:33 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound | Â | |
8:13 | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones blocks Blue Cain's two point layup | Â | |
8:11 | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:01 | Â | Asa Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
8:01 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
7:45 | +2 | Tyrin Lawrence makes two point stepback jump shot | 17-17 | |
7:35 | Â | Sean Pedulla offensive foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
7:35 | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
7:35 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Dre Davis blocks De'Shayne Montgomery's two point layup | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
6:50 | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point hook shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 17-19 | |
6:31 | Â | Malik Dia blocks Tyrin Lawrence's two point jump shot | Â | |
6:29 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
6:24 | +3 | Dakota Leffew makes three point stepback jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists) | 20-19 | |
6:06 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:04 | Â | Somto Cyril defensive rebound | Â | |
5:54 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup | Â | |
5:52 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
5:46 | Â | Malik Dia turnover (Tyrin Lawrence steals) | Â | |
5:42 | Â | De'Shayne Montgomery misses two point dunk | Â | |
5:40 | Â | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Dre Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Dakota Leffew defensive rebound | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Somto Cyril turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Davon Barnes misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Malik Dia offensive rebound | Â | |
5:10 | Â | Malik Dia misses two point layup | Â | |
5:08 | Â | Dylan James defensive rebound | Â | |
4:50 | Â | De'Shayne Montgomery turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â | |
4:43 | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:41 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Somto Cyril offensive rebound | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul) | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:14 | +1 | Somto Cyril makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-19 | |
3:56 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Asa Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
3:31 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point driving layup | 23-19 | |
2:57 | Â | Dakota Leffew shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul) | Â | |
2:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:57 | +1 | Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-20 | |
2:57 | +1 | Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-21 | |
2:32 | Â | RJ Godfrey turnover (bad pass) (Eduardo Klafke steals) | Â | |
2:26 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:24 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound | Â | |
2:02 | +3 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists) | 23-24 | |
1:41 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:36 | Â | Blue Cain offensive rebound | Â | |
1:28 | Â | Eduardo Klafke shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul) | Â | |
1:28 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:28 | +1 | Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-24 | |
1:17 | Â | Dre Davis turnover (bad pass) (Asa Newell steals) | Â | |
1:12 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point driving dunk | 26-24 | |
0:56 | Â | Asa Newell shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul) | Â | |
0:56 | +1 | Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-25 | |
0:56 | +1 | Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-26 | |
0:43 | +2 | Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup | 28-26 | |
0:34 | Â | Rebels 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:14 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses two point layup | Â | |
0:13 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
0:12 | Â | Blue Cain turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Murray steals) | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |