Matthew Murrell scored a season-high 24 factors and No. 25 Ole Miss made 9 3-pointers as a part of an explosive 54-point first half on the best way to a 98-84 win over No. 14 Kentucky on Tuesday in Oxford, Miss.
Within the first 20 minutes, the defensive-minded Rebels (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern Convention) had been on hearth, clicking on 20 of 33 pictures (60.6 p.c) from the sphere and going 9-for-17 (52.9 p.c) from lengthy vary. Additionally they dished out 15 assists within the first half.
Dre Davis added 17 factors for Ole Miss, whereas Malik Dia had 16. Jaylen Murray had 15 factors and 10 assists, and Jaemyn Brakefield scored 10 factors.
Ole Miss had 24 assists and only one turnover for the sport.
Otega Oweh scored 24 factors and Jaxson Robinson had 18 as Kentucky (15-7, 4-5) misplaced for the fourth time in 5 outings. Amari Williams amassed 12 factors, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, the fourth triple-double in Wildcats historical past and the primary since December 2016. Koby Brea and Andrew Carr every scored 10 factors.
The Wildcats had been with out beginning guard Lamont Butler (shoulder) for the third straight recreation.
Not even 4 minutes into the competition, the Rebels discovered themselves up 12-4, getting 3-pointers from Davis and Dia in entrance of a raucous, red-clad crowd.
The house facet pushed the benefit to 27-17 close to the 10-minute mark of the primary half on Murrell’s trey. It prolonged its edge to 33-18 shortly after Brakefield’s three-point play with 8:43 to go within the interval.
Murray’s layup within the closing seconds of the primary half put the Rebels forward 54-31 on the break — their largest lead up till that time.
Within the second half, Ole Miss continued to placed on the warmth on the offensive finish and took a 27-point lead, 64-37, simply 2:18 into the body on Murrell’s dunk.
The guests reduce their deficit to 78-63 on a four-point play by Robinson and finally bought it right down to 11 with 7:43 left however did not have sufficient mojo for a comeback.
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