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Shuler scores 22; Ole Miss beats Mississippi State 64-46

AP
Jan 19, 2021

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Devontae Shuler scored 22 points and Mississippi pulled away midway through the second half and beat Mississippi State Bulldogs 64-46 on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Ole Miss Rebels (7-6, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) has won 11 of the last 15 matchups including an 83-58 win at home last season. The teams entered having alternated wins in the last six games.

Shuler finished 8-of-13 shooting with three 3-pointers and three of the Rebels' 10 steals. Jarkel Joiner added 12 points for Ole Miss (7-6, 2-4 Southeastern Conference).

D.J. Stewart Jr. scored 18 points for Mississippi State (9-5, 4-2 Southeastern Conference), which has lost two of its last three. Deivon Smith added 10 points.

Ole Miss took the lead for good midway through the first half and led 29-21 at the break. The Bulldogs pulled to 42-38 with 12:07 to play. The Rebels answered with an 18-4 run, capped by Shuler's jumper, and led 60-42 with about three minutes left.

The Bulldogs shot 18 of 52 (35%) overall that included 10 missed 3-pointers and 12 turnovers.

Ole Miss hosts Texas A&M on Saturday. Mississippi State plays at No. 18 Alabama on Saturday.

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1st Half
MISS
Rebels
29
MSST
Bulldogs
21

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jump ball. Tolu Smith (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:30		Romello White shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
19:30	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:30	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
19:05		Devontae Shuler turnover (Jalen Johnson steals)
18:53		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:51		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
18:22		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
18:20		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
18:20		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
18:18		Romello White defensive rebound
17:38	+3	Devontae Shuler makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	3-2
17:20	+3	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes three point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	3-5
17:03		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
17:01		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
16:33		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:31		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
16:11		Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
16:09		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
16:01		Romello White personal foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
15:50	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot	3-7
15:27		Tolu Smith shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:09		KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
15:07		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
14:49		Tolu Smith turnover (lost ball) (Luis Rodriguez steals)
14:42		KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
14:40		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
14:15		Jalen Johnson misses two point jump shot
14:13		Khadim Sy defensive rebound
13:50	+3	KJ Buffen makes three point jump shot (Luis Rodriguez assists)	6-7
13:29		Jarkel Joiner blocks Jalen Johnson's two point jump shot
13:24		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
13:24		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
13:22		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
13:00		Jarkel Joiner blocks Iverson Molinar's two point jump shot
12:58		D.J. Stewart Jr. offensive rebound
12:53	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point putback layup	6-9
12:36		Khadim Sy misses three point jump shot
12:34		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
12:07		Abdul Ado turnover (lost ball) (KJ Buffen steals)
12:01		Devontae Shuler misses two point layup
11:59		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
11:53		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
11:51		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
11:32	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point jump shot (Devontae Shuler assists)	8-9
11:16		TV timeout
11:04	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point dunk (Javian Davis assists)	8-11
10:31	+2	Dimencio Vaughn makes two point jump shot	10-11
10:11		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Devontae Shuler steals)
10:06	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point layup	12-11
9:51		Robert Allen shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
9:51		Javian Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:51		Javian Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:51		Dimencio Vaughn defensive rebound
9:30		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
9:28		Robert Allen offensive rebound
9:28	+2	Robert Allen makes two point putback layup	14-11
9:05		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:03		Devontae Shuler defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point driving layup	16-11
8:07		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:05		Devontae Shuler defensive rebound
7:42		Dimencio Vaughn misses three point jump shot
7:40		Sammy Hunter offensive rebound
7:33		TV timeout
7:30		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
7:28		Dimencio Vaughn offensive rebound
7:27	+2	Dimencio Vaughn makes two point putback layup	18-11
7:07	+2	Javian Davis makes two point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	18-13
6:41		Javian Davis blocks Robert Allen's two point layup
6:39		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	18-15
6:34		Rebels 30 second timeout
6:19		Abdul Ado blocks Jarkel Joiner's two point jump shot
6:17		Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
6:07		Khadim Sy misses two point jump shot
6:05		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
5:58		Luis Rodriguez blocks Iverson Molinar's two point layup
5:56		Bulldogs offensive rebound
5:54		Iverson Molinar turnover (lost ball) (Devontae Shuler steals)
5:52	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point dunk	20-15
5:35		Jalen Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Devontae Shuler steals)
5:30		Jalen Johnson blocks Devontae Shuler's two point layup
5:28		Khadim Sy offensive rebound
5:12		Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
5:10		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
5:05		KJ Buffen blocks Iverson Molinar's two point layup
5:03		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
4:35		Khadim Sy misses two point jump shot
4:33		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
4:15		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
4:13		Rebels defensive rebound
3:53		Dimencio Vaughn turnover (lost ball)
3:53		TV timeout
3:39	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	20-17
3:19	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point step back jump shot	22-17
2:48		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
2:46		Devontae Shuler defensive rebound
2:34	+2	Khadim Sy makes two point layup (KJ Buffen assists)	24-17
2:31		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:16	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	24-19
1:54		KJ Buffen misses two point layup
1:52		Khadim Sy offensive rebound
1:52		Tolu Smith personal foul
1:52	+3	Devontae Shuler makes three point jump shot (Khadim Sy assists)	27-19
1:26		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:24		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
1:22		Abdul Ado misses two point layup
1:20		Khadim Sy defensive rebound
1:07		Abdul Ado blocks Khadim Sy's three point jump shot
1:05		Javian Davis defensive rebound
0:43	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot	27-21
0:17		Devontae Shuler turnover (lost ball) (Javian Davis steals)
0:11		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:09		Rebels defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	29-21
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MISS
Rebels
35
MSST
Bulldogs
25

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+3	Devontae Shuler makes three point jump shot	32-21
19:30		Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:28		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
19:03		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
19:01		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
18:51	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point jump shot	32-23
18:25		Devontae Shuler misses two point jump shot
18:23		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
18:12	+3	Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)	32-26
17:49		KJ Buffen misses three point jump shot
17:47		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
17:30		Luis Rodriguez personal foul
17:28	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	32-28
17:07	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point jump shot	34-28
16:40		Tolu Smith turnover (lost ball)
16:18		Tolu Smith shooting foul (Devontae Shuler draws the foul)
16:18	+1	Devontae Shuler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-28
16:18		Devontae Shuler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:18		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
16:00		Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:58		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
15:57		KJ Buffen personal foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:50	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	35-30
15:36		Devontae Shuler turnover (Abdul Ado steals)
15:24		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
15:22		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
15:14	+2	Romello White makes two point layup (Jarkel Joiner assists)	37-30
14:51	+3	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	37-33
14:25	+3	Dimencio Vaughn makes three point jump shot (KJ Buffen assists)	40-33
14:05		Romello White shooting foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
14:05	+1	Abdul Ado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-34
14:05	+1	Abdul Ado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-35
13:50		Abdul Ado blocks KJ Buffen's two point layup
13:48		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
13:40		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:38		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
13:34		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
13:32		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
13:24		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (Dimencio Vaughn steals)
13:16		Dimencio Vaughn turnover (Iverson Molinar steals)
13:16		Deivon Smith turnover (out of bounds)
12:58		Cameron Matthews personal foul
12:48		Devontae Shuler turnover (lost ball) (Javian Davis steals)
12:40		Khadim Sy shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
12:40		Iverson Molinar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:40	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-36
12:40	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-36
12:33		Tolu Smith personal foul
12:30		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
12:28		Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
12:26	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	42-36
12:07	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot	42-38
11:50	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point jump shot	44-38
11:34		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
11:32		Javian Davis offensive rebound
11:32		Khadim Sy personal foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
11:32		TV timeout
11:14		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jarkel Joiner steals)
11:09	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	46-38
10:51		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
10:49		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
10:39		Khadim Sy misses two point jump shot
10:37		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
10:29	+3	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	46-41
9:59		Iverson Molinar shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-41
9:58	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-41
9:38		Deivon Smith misses two point floating jump shot
9:36		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
9:23	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	50-41
9:05		Khadim Sy personal foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
8:54		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Luis Rodriguez steals)
8:29		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
8:27		Khadim Sy offensive rebound
8:08	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point pullup jump shot	52-41
7:57		TV timeout
7:57		TV timeout
7:39		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
7:37		Dimencio Vaughn defensive rebound
7:23		Dimencio Vaughn turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
7:20		TV timeout
7:18		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:16		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
6:51		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
6:49		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
6:47	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point putback layup	54-41
6:33		Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball) (KJ Buffen steals)
6:03	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point jump shot (KJ Buffen assists)	56-41
5:33		Abdul Ado misses two point jump shot
5:33		Abdul Ado misses two point jump shot
5:31		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
5:30		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
5:28		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
5:25		Romello White blocks Abdul Ado's two point layup
5:15		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
5:15		Romello White offensive foul
5:15		Romello White turnover
5:02		Luis Rodriguez shooting foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
5:02	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-42
5:02		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:02		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
4:59		Cameron Matthews personal foul
4:54	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup (KJ Buffen assists)	58-42
4:32		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:30		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
4:13		KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
4:11		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
4:04		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
4:02		Romello White defensive rebound
3:42		KJ Buffen offensive foul
3:42		KJ Buffen turnover
3:42		TV timeout
3:20		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
3:18		Rebels defensive rebound
3:08	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point jump shot (KJ Buffen assists)	60-42
2:50	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point dunk (Abdul Ado assists)	60-44
2:20		Deivon Smith shooting foul (Devontae Shuler draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Devontae Shuler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-44
2:18	+1	Devontae Shuler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-44
2:13		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
2:11		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
2:09		Abdul Ado misses two point jump shot
2:07		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
1:38		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
1:36		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
1:29		Iverson Molinar turnover (Jarkel Joiner steals)
1:19		Luis Rodriguez misses two point jump shot
1:17		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
1:09		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
1:07		Romello White defensive rebound
0:49		Deivon Smith personal foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-44
0:49	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-44
0:37	+2	Abdul Ado makes two point dunk (Tolu Smith assists)	64-46
0:07		Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)

Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)