Murrell sparks Ole Miss past Alabama State, 69-59 to win in Chris Beard's debut
AP
Nov 06, 2023
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Matthew Murrell scored 16 points and was a rebound shy of a double-double in leading Ole Miss Rebels to a 69-59 win over Alabama State Hornets on Monday night in coach Chris Beard's debut as the Rebels' head coach.
Robert Cowherd knocked down a 3 to pull the Hornets within four points, 40-36 and CJ Hines added a free throw a minute later to get within three, but Allen Flanigan answered with a 3 for Ole Miss. Micah Octave's 3 with 12:49 left got Alabama State within one, 45-44, but TJ Caldwell answered with back-to-back 3s and a layup and sparked a 6-0 run with under eight minutes to play with another pair of layups.
Jaylen Murray, Flanigan and Caldwell each added 15 points and Flanigan grabbed 12 of the Rebels' 52 rebounds.
CJ Hines and TJ Madlock each had 12 points and Amarr Knox added another 11 points to lead Alabama State.
Mississippi is 8-0 against Alabama State. The teams first met in the 1983 NIT tournament, with the Rebels earning an 87-75 win.
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1st Half
ALST
Hornets
30
MISS
Rebels
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Darrell Reed vs. Jamarion Sharp (Jaylen Murray gains possession)
19:42
+2
Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists)
0-2
19:27
Eric Coleman Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
19:18
Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot
19:16
Rebels offensive rebound
19:14
T.J. Madlock shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
19:14
+1
Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-3
19:14
Matthew Murrell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:14
T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
18:57
T.J. Madlock misses two point jump shot
18:55
Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
18:54
Allen Flanigan turnover (lost ball)
18:39
T.J. Madlock misses two point jump shot
18:37
Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
18:33
+2
Matthew Murrell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaylen Murray assists)
0-5
18:22
+2
CJ Hines makes two point driving layup
2-5
18:04
Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
18:02
T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
17:41
CJ Hines misses three point jump shot
17:39
Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
17:38
Eric Coleman Jr. personal foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul)
17:16
Jamarion Sharp misses two point alley-oop dunk
17:14
CJ Hines defensive rebound
17:06
T.J. Madlock misses three point jump shot
17:03
Rebels defensive rebound
16:50
Jaylen Murray turnover (lost ball)
16:31
Jamarion Sharp blocks Darrell Reed's two point jump shot
16:29
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
16:04
Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot
16:02
TJ Caldwell offensive rebound
16:00
TJ Caldwell misses two point jump shot
15:58
Hornets defensive rebound
15:58
TV timeout
15:40
Eric Coleman Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Murray steals)
15:26
Robert Cowherd misses three point jump shot
15:24
T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
15:03
CJ Hines misses three point jump shot
15:01
Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
14:53
TJ Caldwell misses three point jump shot
14:51
Micah Octave defensive rebound
14:45
Jaylen Murray shooting foul (T.J. Madlock draws the foul)
14:45
+1
T.J. Madlock makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-5
14:45
T.J. Madlock misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:43
Hornets offensive rebound
14:41
CJ Hines misses two point jump shot
14:39
TJ Caldwell defensive rebound
14:20
Ubong Okon shooting foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul)
14:20
+1
Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-6
14:20
Allen Flanigan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:20
T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
14:11
Robert Cowherd blocks CJ Hines's two point layup
14:09
Hornets offensive rebound
13:54
Micah Octave misses two point jump shot
13:52
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
13:46
Allen Flanigan misses three point jump shot
13:44
Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
13:42
Ubong Okon shooting foul (TJ Caldwell draws the foul)
13:42
TJ Caldwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:42
+1
TJ Caldwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-7
13:31
Eric Coleman Jr. turnover (traveling)
13:22
Micah Octave personal foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul)
13:18
+2
Allen Flanigan makes two point dunk (Rashaud Marshall assists)
3-9
12:54
Jasteven Walker misses two point jump shot
12:52
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
12:32
+3
Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)
3-12
12:25
+2
T.J. Madlock makes two point jump shot
5-12
12:25
Rashaud Marshall shooting foul (T.J. Madlock draws the foul)
12:25
+1
T.J. Madlock makes regular free throw 1 of 1
6-12
12:12
Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot
12:10
T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
12:03
T.J. Madlock misses two point jump shot
12:01
Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
11:49
Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot
11:47
Rebels offensive rebound
11:47
TV timeout
11:41
Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
11:39
Allen Flanigan offensive rebound
11:36
Allen Flanigan turnover (bad pass) (Sean Smith steals)
11:31
+2
Sean Smith makes two point layup
8-12
11:24
+2
Allen Flanigan makes two point layup
8-14
11:08
Sean Smith turnover (lost ball) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
10:59
Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
10:57
Sean Smith defensive rebound
10:48
Jasteven Walker misses three point jump shot
10:46
Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
10:27
Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
10:25
Sean Smith defensive rebound
10:18
+3
Amarr Knox makes three point jump shot (Sean Smith assists)
11-14
10:03
Sean Smith shooting foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
10:03
Jaylen Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:03
+1
Jaylen Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-15
9:53
Austin Nunez shooting foul (CJ Hines draws the foul)
9:53
+1
CJ Hines makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-15
9:53
CJ Hines misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:53
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
9:30
Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
9:28
Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
9:22
+3
Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (TJ Caldwell assists)
12-18
9:05
+2
T.J. Madlock makes two point driving layup
14-18
9:05
Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (T.J. Madlock draws the foul)