Mississippi gets first SEC win, 70-58 over South Carolina
AP
Jan 17, 2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Matthew Murrell made five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Jayveous McKinnis had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Mississippi beat South Carolina Gamecocks 70-58 on Tuesday night for the Rebels' first SEC victory this season.
It was the first SEC win for Ole Miss Rebels (9-9, 1-5) since beating Georgia on Feb. 19 before losing its final four conference games last season.
Murrell scored 16 of his points in the second half, including 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to extend the Ole Miss lead to 55-42 with 4:16 left. He finished two points shy of his season high.
Freshman Amaree Abram added eight points and James White, making his second career start, had seven points for Ole Miss, which plays No. 25 Arkansas on Saturday.
Ole Miss led 30-20 at the break after holding South Carolina to 30% shooting. The Gamecocks went seven-plus minutes without making a field goal and closed the half making just two of their final 14 shots.
Ole Miss went on a 10-0 run in the second half, with five straight points from TJ Caldwell, to take a 45-31 lead with 11 minutes left.
Star freshman Gregory Jackson II scored 15 points on 5-of-20 shooting and Chico Carter Jr. added 12 points for South Carolina (8-10, 1-4). The Gamecocks shot 37% from the field and were outrebounded 43-31.
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1st Half
MISS
Rebels
30
SCAR
Gamecocks
20
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Rebels gains possession)
19:28
Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
19:26
Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
19:06
+3
James White makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)
3-0
18:36
James White blocks Gregory Jackson II's two point layup
18:34
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
18:24
Matthew Murrell turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Brown steals)
18:15
Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:13
Chico Carter Jr. offensive rebound
18:07
+2
Josh Gray makes two point dunk (Hayden Brown assists)
3-2
17:51
Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
17:49
Chico Carter Jr. defensive rebound
17:35
Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot
17:33
Amaree Abram defensive rebound
17:25
Amaree Abram misses two point pullup jump shot
17:23
Jayveous McKinnis offensive rebound
17:19
+2
Jayveous McKinnis makes two point putback layup
5-2
16:57
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point pullup jump shot
5-4
16:36
+2
Matthew Murrell makes two point driving layup
7-4
16:14
Hayden Brown misses two point driving hook shot
16:12
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
16:06
+3
Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)
10-4
15:45
Josh Gray misses two point layup
15:43
James White defensive rebound
15:34
+2
Jayveous McKinnis makes two point dunk (Amaree Abram assists)
12-4
15:13
Jayveous McKinnis blocks Chico Carter Jr.'s two point layup
15:11
Gamecocks offensive rebound
15:13
TV timeout
15:09
+2
Chico Carter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists)
12-6
14:54
Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
14:52
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
14:43
Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot
14:41
Jayveous McKinnis defensive rebound
14:16
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Jayveous McKinnis draws the foul)
14:16
+1
Jayveous McKinnis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-6
14:16
+1
Jayveous McKinnis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-6
13:55
+3
Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Chico Carter Jr. assists)
14-9
13:26
Myles Burns misses three point jump shot
13:24
Chico Carter Jr. defensive rebound
13:20
Jaemyn Brakefield personal foul
13:04
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point cutting dunk (Chico Carter Jr. assists)
14-11
13:01
Rebels 30 second timeout
12:39
+2
Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point jump shot (Tye Fagan assists)
16-11
12:12
+3
Chico Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot
16-14
11:57
Robert Allen personal foul
11:57
Robert Allen personal foul
11:57
Matthew Murrell turnover (bad pass)
11:57
TV timeout
11:36
Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
11:34
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
11:07
+3
Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot
19-14
10:43
Gregory Jackson II misses two point stepback jump shot
10:41
Zachary Davis personal foul
10:15
Jacobi Wright personal foul
10:13
James White misses two point jump shot
10:11
Zachary Davis defensive rebound
10:03
Josh Mballa shooting foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
10:03
+1
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-15
10:03
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:03
Myles Burns defensive rebound
9:50
TJ Caldwell misses two point jump shot
9:48
Gamecocks defensive rebound
9:27
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (bad pass) (Myles Burns steals)
9:16
James White turnover (traveling)
9:06
Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
9:04
Jayveous McKinnis defensive rebound
8:37
+2
Jayveous McKinnis makes two point dunk (James White assists)
21-15
8:24
Gregory Jackson II turnover (traveling)
8:06
+2
Matthew Murrell makes two point driving reverse layup
23-15
7:50
James White personal foul
7:50
TV timeout
7:29
Amaree Abram personal foul
7:23
Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:21
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
7:02
Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
7:00
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
6:46
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:44
James White defensive rebound
6:26
Hayden Brown personal foul
6:26
Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point layup
6:24
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
6:08
Chico Carter Jr. turnover (back court violation)
5:55
James White misses three point jump shot
5:53
Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
5:44
Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass)
5:29
+3
Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)
26-15
5:06
+2
Hayden Brown makes two point layup
26-17
4:35
Matthew Murrell misses three point stepback jump shot
4:33
Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
4:22
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:20
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
4:02
Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
4:00
Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
3:50
Gregory Jackson II misses two point stepback jump shot
3:48
Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
3:22
Theo Akwuba misses two point jump shot
3:20
Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
3:19
Hayden Brown shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
3:19
TV timeout
3:19
+1
Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-17
3:19
Jaemyn Brakefield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:19
Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
2:50
Gamecocks 30 second timeout
2:48
Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
2:46
Robert Allen defensive rebound
2:24
+3
TJ Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Robert Allen assists)
30-17
2:12
Robert Allen blocks Jacobi Wright's two point driving layup
2:09
Gamecocks offensive rebound
2:09
Chico Carter Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:07
Meechie Johnson offensive rebound
1:59
Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot
1:57
Robert Allen defensive rebound
1:46
Robert Allen turnover (bad pass) (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk steals)
1:26
Jayveous McKinnis shooting foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
1:26
+1
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-18
1:26
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:26
Jayveous McKinnis defensive rebound
1:11
TJ Caldwell misses three point jump shot
1:09
Chico Carter Jr. defensive rebound
1:02
Chico Carter Jr. turnover (traveling)
0:50
TJ Caldwell turnover (bad pass) (Meechie Johnson steals)
0:45
+2
Zachary Davis makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)
30-20
0:25
TJ Caldwell misses two point floating jump shot
0:23
Zachary Davis defensive rebound
0:04
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:02
Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MISS
Rebels
40
SCAR
Gamecocks
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:45
Gregory Jackson II misses two point jump shot
19:43
Amaree Abram defensive rebound
19:33
Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
19:31
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
19:12
Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:10
Amaree Abram defensive rebound
19:04
Amaree Abram turnover (bad pass) (Chico Carter Jr. steals)
19:00
+2
Chico Carter Jr. makes two point layup
30-22
18:34
Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot
18:32
Josh Gray defensive rebound
18:27
+2
Meechie Johnson makes two point layup (Josh Gray assists)
30-24
18:10
Meechie Johnson personal foul
17:58
Amaree Abram misses two point pullup jump shot
17:56
Hayden Brown defensive rebound
17:41
+2
Hayden Brown makes two point jump shot
30-26
17:41
James White shooting foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
17:41
Hayden Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:41
Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
17:28
Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
17:26
Myles Burns offensive rebound
17:05
Myles Burns misses three point jump shot
17:03
Jayveous McKinnis offensive rebound
16:49
Jayveous McKinnis misses two point turnaround hook shot
16:47
Matthew Murrell offensive rebound
16:47
Hayden Brown personal foul
16:43
Josh Gray shooting foul (Robert Allen draws the foul)
16:43
+1
Robert Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-26
16:43
+1
Robert Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-26
16:21
+3
Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Gregory Jackson II assists)
32-29
15:51
Josh Gray shooting foul (Myles Burns draws the foul)
15:51
TV timeout
15:51
Myles Burns misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:51
Myles Burns misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:51
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
15:38
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (bad pass) (Myles Burns steals)
15:33
+3
Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Myles Burns assists)
35-29
15:16
Robert Allen shooting foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
15:16
+1
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-30
15:16
+1
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-31
14:50
+3
TJ Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Robert Allen assists)
38-31
14:32
Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot
14:30
Myles Burns defensive rebound
14:01
TJ Caldwell misses three point jump shot
13:59
Gamecocks defensive rebound
13:34
Gregory Jackson II misses two point stepback jump shot
13:32
TJ Caldwell defensive rebound
13:16
+2
TJ Caldwell makes two point reverse layup (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)
40-31
12:59
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:57
Myles Burns defensive rebound
12:42
+3
Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)
43-31
12:07
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (offensive goaltending)
12:00
TJ Caldwell offensive foul
12:00
TJ Caldwell turnover (offensive foul)
12:00
TV timeout
11:40
Chico Carter Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:38
Myles Burns defensive rebound
11:11
+2
Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point jump shot (TJ Caldwell assists)
