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Padulla helps No. 17 Mississippi pull away to beat Queens University of Charlotte 80-62

Dec. 21, 2024 19:19 PM EST

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Sean Padulla scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half, and No. 17 Mississippi pulled away in the final 15 minutes to beat Queens University of Charlotte 80-62 on Saturday. Ole Miss (11-1) used a 16-6 run, capped by Padulla's twisting layup, to build a...

Pedulla hits 6 3-pointers to lead No. 19 Ole Miss to 77-46 win over Southern Miss

Dec. 14, 2024 18:31 PM EST

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Sean Pedulla scored 18 points on six 3-pointers to lead No. 19 Mississippi to a 77-46 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday. Jaylen Murray had 14 points and made four 3s for the Rebels (9-1) in the neutral-site game at Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Davon Barnes...

Colvin's putback with 0.5 seconds left lifts No. 13 Purdue to 80-78 win over No. 23 Ole Miss

Nov. 29, 2024 21:05 PM EST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Myles Colvin rebounded Braden Smith's missed fadeaway jumper and scored with 0.5 seconds left to give No. 13 Purdue an 80-78 win over No. 23 Ole Miss in the championship game of the Rady Children's Invitational on Friday. Trey Kaufman-Renn had 25 points and 13...

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

Nov. 28, 2024 21:07 PM EST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaylen Murray scored nine of his career-high 28 points in overtime and No. 23 Mississippi beat BYU 96-85 on Thursday in the Rady Children's Invitational to extend its nonconference winning streak to 19 games, the longest in the country. Murray hit a jumper 1:17...

No. 25 Ole Miss shakes off shooting struggles in 84-69 win over Colorado State

Nov. 16, 2024 18:37 PM EST

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Jaylen Murray scored 16 points and No. 25 Mississippi beat Colorado State 84-69 Saturday evening in a neutral site game at the nearby Landers Center. Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points for the Rebels (4-0), while Malik Dia and Dre Davis added 11 points...

Padilla helps No. 24 Mississippi beat South Alabama 64-54

Nov. 12, 2024 22:19 PM EST

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Sean Padilla 19 of his 27 points in the first half and No. 24 Mississippi used a 9-0 surge in the final two minutes to beat South Alabama 64-54 on Tuesday night. Jaemyn Brakefield scored 14 points for Ole Miss (3-0) while Malik Dia added a game-high 13...

No. 24 Ole Miss opens Beard's second season armed with Murrell and only second preseason ranking

Oct. 23, 2024 06:13 AM EDT

Mississippi (20-12, 7-11 SEC) The 24th-ranked Rebels open Chris Beard's second season with high expectations. They're ranked in the preseason for just the second time in program history and first since the 1997-98 team that rose to No. 10 nationally. Led by high-scoring guard Matthew...