Ole Miss Basketball Rally Falls Short to Mississippi State in Starkville

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Ole Miss Rebels led Mississippi by as many as seven factors within the second half on Saturday, however a late scoring flurry by the host Bulldogs gave Kermit Davis’ crew its third SEC lack of the season.

Ole Miss dropped the 64-54 sport to State behind 19 factors from Matthew Murrell, a crew excessive on the day, though Murrell had a quiet first half in Starkville. The rating sat within the Bulldogs’ favor 26-23 at halftime after a poor taking pictures efficiency by each groups previous to the intermission.

Becoming a member of Murrell in double-digit level totals for the Rebels was Jaemyn Brakefield with 10, and T.J. Caldwell was subsequent in scoring with eight.

With the loss, Ole Miss falls to 8-7 total and has began 0-3 in SEC play. The Rebels resume convention motion on Tuesday once they play host to the Auburn Tigers in an 8 p.m. tip-off on ESPNU.

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