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Shuler, Buffen lead Ole Miss over Kentucky 70-62

AP
Mar 02, 2021

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Devontae Shuler scored 17 points, KJ Buffen had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Mississippi beat Kentucky Wildcats 70-62 on Tuesday night.

Romello White added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Ole Miss Rebels (14-10, 9-8 Southeastern Conference), which has won two of its last three games. Sammy Hunter came off the bench and scored a career-high 11 points.

Ole Miss used a 15-7 surge for a 65-57 lead with 2:20 to play. Kentucky pulled to 65-60 with 1:08 left but didn't get closer. The Wildcats had their last lead with about 11 minutes to play.

The Rebels committed 17 turnovers but outrebounded Kentucky 42-28 and shot 46% (23 of 50) from the floor.

Keion Brooks Jr. scored 16 points and had eight rebounds to lead Kentucky (8-15, 7-9), which shot 21 of 56 (37.5%) and missed 10 of 25 foul shots. Olivier Sarr added 15 points, Isaiah Jackson 13 and Davion Mintz 10.

The Rebels are 10-0 when holding opponents under 40% shooting from the floor.

The teams end their regular seasons on Saturday. Kentucky will look to stop a two-game skid when it hosts South Carolina while Ole Miss plays at home against Vanderbilt.

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1st Half
UK
Wildcats
29
MISS
Rebels
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Isaiah Jackson vs. Romello White (Devin Askew gains possession)
19:45	+2	Olivier Sarr makes two point turnaround hook shot (Isaiah Jackson assists)	2-0
19:14		Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
18:55		Devin Askew turnover (traveling)
18:39	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point floating jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	2-2
18:20		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
18:17		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
18:09	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point layup	2-4
17:55		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
17:53		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
17:30	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point layup (KJ Buffen assists)	2-6
17:20		Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
17:18		Wildcats offensive rebound
17:05	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	4-6
16:48	+2	Romello White makes two point layup (Luis Rodriguez assists)	4-8
16:33		Olivier Sarr misses two point layup
16:31		Romello White defensive rebound
16:27		Olivier Sarr personal foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
16:22	+2	Romello White makes two point dunk (Devontae Shuler assists)	4-10
16:07		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:05		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
15:56		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
15:54		Wildcats defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point hook shot (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	6-10
15:39	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point hook shot (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	6-10
15:21		Robert Allen turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jackson steals)
15:11		Isaiah Jackson misses two point jump shot
15:09		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
15:00		Devontae Shuler misses two point jump shot
14:58		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
14:41		Robert Allen shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
14:41		Isaiah Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:41	+1	Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-10
14:12		Isaiah Jackson blocks KJ Buffen's two point jump shot
14:10		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
14:03		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Luis Rodriguez steals)
14:03		Robert Allen offensive foul (Keion Brooks Jr. draws the foul)
14:03		Robert Allen turnover
13:46		Sammy Hunter blocks Keion Brooks Jr.'s two point layup
13:44		Keion Brooks Jr. offensive rebound
13:34		Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:32		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
13:08	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot	9-10
12:53	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point layup (Devontae Shuler assists)	9-12
12:38		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:36		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
12:17		Luis Rodriguez misses two point layup
12:15		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
12:06		Sammy Hunter blocks Keion Brooks Jr.'s two point layup
12:04		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
11:53		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
11:51		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
11:45		Matthew Murrell blocks Davion Mintz's two point jump shot
11:43		Davion Mintz offensive rebound
11:42	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point dunk (Davion Mintz assists)	11-12
11:42		TV timeout
11:32	+3	Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Austin Crowley assists)	11-15
11:11		Brandon Boston Jr. turnover (bad pass)
10:50		Davion Mintz shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
10:50	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-16
10:50	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-17
10:35		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
10:33		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
10:19		Romello White misses two point jump shot
10:17		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
10:13		Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
10:13		KJ Buffen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:55		Jarkel Joiner shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
10:13	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-18
9:55		Jarkel Joiner shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
9:55		Isaiah Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:55	+1	Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-18
9:25	+3	Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Devontae Shuler assists)	12-21
9:12		Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
9:10		Rebels defensive rebound
8:48		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
8:46		Romello White offensive rebound
8:40		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
8:38		Wildcats defensive rebound
8:38		Sammy Hunter personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
8:17		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
8:15		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
8:09		Sammy Hunter turnover (out of bounds)
7:47		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point layup
7:45		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
7:23		Austin Crowley turnover (traveling)
7:23		TV timeout
7:07		Isaiah Jackson misses two point layup
7:05		Wildcats offensive rebound
6:54		Isaiah Jackson misses two point layup
6:52		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
6:38		Luis Rodriguez turnover (bad pass)
6:15		KJ Buffen shooting foul (Davion Mintz draws the foul)
6:15	+1	Davion Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-21
6:15		Davion Mintz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:15		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Romello White makes two point layup (Devontae Shuler assists)	13-23
5:42		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:40		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
5:25		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
5:23		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
5:15	+3	Brandon Boston Jr. makes three point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	16-23
4:42		Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
4:30	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	18-23
4:01		KJ Buffen turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Toppin steals)
3:51	+3	Davion Mintz makes three point jump shot (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	21-23
3:19	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	23-25
3:49		TV timeout
3:34		Keion Brooks Jr. shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
3:34	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-24
3:34	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-25
3:19	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	23-25
2:58	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point layup (Jarkel Joiner assists)	23-27
2:35		Sammy Hunter shooting foul (Olivier Sarr draws the foul)
2:35		Olivier Sarr misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:07	+1	Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-27
2:35	+1	Olivier Sarr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-27
2:22		Devontae Shuler misses two point jump shot
2:20		Wildcats defensive rebound
2:07		Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-27
2:07		Jacob Toppin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:07		Romello White defensive rebound
1:55		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
1:53		Rebels offensive rebound
1:53		Jacob Toppin personal foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
1:43		KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
1:41		Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound
1:27		Isaiah Jackson turnover (lost ball) (KJ Buffen steals)
1:19	+3	Jarkel Joiner makes three point jump shot (Devontae Shuler assists)	25-30
0:52	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup (Brandon Boston Jr. assists)	27-30
0:29		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
0:27		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
0:24	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point putback layup	27-32
0:06		Romello White shooting foul (Olivier Sarr draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Olivier Sarr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-32
0:06	+1	Olivier Sarr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-32
0:04		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
0:01		Devontae Shuler offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UK
Wildcats
33
MISS
Rebels
38

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Brandon Boston Jr. shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
19:48	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-33
19:48	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-34
19:34	+3	Olivier Sarr makes three point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	32-34
19:12		KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
19:10		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
18:40	+3	Davion Mintz makes three point jump shot	35-34
18:18		Isaiah Jackson blocks Luis Rodriguez's three point jump shot
18:16		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
18:06		KJ Buffen turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Toppin steals)
17:59		Romello White shooting foul (Olivier Sarr draws the foul)
17:59	+1	Olivier Sarr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-34
17:59	+1	Olivier Sarr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-34
17:34	+3	Devontae Shuler makes three point jump shot (KJ Buffen assists)	37-37
17:18		Davion Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Devontae Shuler steals)
17:14		KJ Buffen offensive foul (Olivier Sarr draws the foul)
17:14		KJ Buffen turnover
16:55	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point hook shot (Jacob Toppin assists)	39-37
16:40	+3	Devontae Shuler makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	39-40
16:20		Jacob Toppin misses three point jump shot
16:18		Olivier Sarr offensive rebound
16:17		Jump ball. Olivier Sarr vs. Devontae Shuler (Olivier Sarr gains possession)
16:09		Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
16:07		Rebels defensive rebound
16:07		Isaiah Jackson personal foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
15:41		Isaiah Jackson blocks Luis Rodriguez's two point layup
15:39		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
15:26		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point layup
15:24		Olivier Sarr offensive rebound
15:20	+2	Olivier Sarr makes two point putback layup	41-40
14:55		Isaiah Jackson personal foul (Romello White draws the foul)
14:55		TV timeout
14:50		Romello White offensive foul (Olivier Sarr draws the foul)
14:50		Romello White turnover
14:28		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
14:26		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
14:08		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
14:06		Davion Mintz defensive rebound
14:05		Devontae Shuler personal foul (Davion Mintz draws the foul)
13:49	+3	Davion Mintz makes three point jump shot (Brandon Boston Jr. assists)	44-40
13:30		KJ Buffen offensive foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul)
13:30		KJ Buffen turnover
13:18		KJ Buffen shooting foul (Olivier Sarr draws the foul)
13:18	+1	Olivier Sarr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-40
13:18	+1	Olivier Sarr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-40
13:00	+3	Devontae Shuler makes three point jump shot	46-43
12:40	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point layup	48-43
12:12		Sammy Hunter turnover (traveling)
11:56		Olivier Sarr misses two point hook shot
11:54		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
11:42		Matthew Murrell turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Toppin steals)
11:34		Luis Rodriguez blocks Davion Mintz's two point dunk
11:32		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
11:23		Davion Mintz personal foul (Devontae Shuler draws the foul)
11:23		TV timeout
11:09	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point floating jump shot	48-45
10:52		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
10:50		Romello White defensive rebound
10:29	+3	Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)	48-48
10:11		Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:09		Devontae Shuler defensive rebound
9:57		Keion Brooks Jr. shooting foul (Sammy Hunter draws the foul)
9:57	+1	Sammy Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-49
9:57	+1	Sammy Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-50
9:39	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup (Keion Brooks Jr. assists)	50-50
9:13	+2	Romello White makes two point layup (Devontae Shuler assists)	50-52
9:13		Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Romello White draws the foul)
9:13	+1	Romello White makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-53
8:58		Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point layup
8:56		Romello White defensive rebound
8:47		Devontae Shuler turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Boston Jr. steals)
8:42	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point dunk (Brandon Boston Jr. assists)	52-53
8:12	+3	Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Devontae Shuler assists)	52-56
7:48	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	54-56
7:26		Devontae Shuler misses two point jump shot
7:24		Matthew Murrell offensive rebound
7:16		Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
7:14		Devontae Shuler offensive rebound
7:10		Devontae Shuler misses two point layup
7:08		Olivier Sarr defensive rebound
7:12		TV timeout
6:48		Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:46		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
6:46		Jump ball. KJ Buffen vs. Brandon Boston Jr. (KJ Buffen gains possession)
6:22		Olivier Sarr blocks Luis Rodriguez's two point layup
6:20		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
6:10		Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:08		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point pullup jump shot	54-58
5:41		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
5:39		Romello White defensive rebound
5:22		Jacob Toppin shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
5:22	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-59
5:22		KJ Buffen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:22		Romello White offensive rebound
5:15		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
5:13		Devin Askew defensive rebound
4:55		Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
4:53		Rebels defensive rebound
4:38		Romello White misses two point layup
4:36		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
4:36	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point putback layup	54-61
4:31		Wildcats 30 second timeout
4:31		TV timeout
4:11		KJ Buffen personal foul (Olivier Sarr draws the foul)
4:11	+1	Olivier Sarr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-61
4:11		Olivier Sarr misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:11		Romello White defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point pullup jump shot	55-63
3:28	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point driving layup (Davion Mintz assists)	57-63
3:05		Matthew Murrell misses two point layup
3:03		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
2:55		Sammy Hunter personal foul (Keion Brooks Jr. draws the foul)
2:55		TV timeout
2:55		Keion Brooks Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:55		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
2:25		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
2:23		Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
2:15	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point putback layup	57-65
2:08		Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:06		Keion Brooks Jr. offensive rebound
2:05		Keion Brooks Jr. turnover (lost ball)
1:40		Devontae Shuler turnover (lost ball)
1:31		Luis Rodriguez shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
1:31	+1	Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-65
1:31		Isaiah Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:31		Romello White defensive rebound
1:20		Rebels turnover (10-second violation)
1:13		Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
1:11		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
1:07		Romello White shooting foul (Jacob Toppin draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-65
1:07	+1	Jacob Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
0:52		Rebels 30 second timeout
0:48		Jarkel Joiner misses two point layup
0:46		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
0:40		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:33		Olivier Sarr misses three point jump shot
0:31		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
0:34		Isaiah Jackson personal foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Luis Rodriguez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
0:34		Luis Rodriguez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:34		Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound
0:30		Jarkel Joiner personal foul (Davion Mintz draws the foul)
0:30		Davion Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30		Davion Mintz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		Romello White defensive rebound
0:29		Olivier Sarr personal foul (Romello White draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Romello White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-67
0:29	+1	Romello White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-68
0:19		Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:17		Keion Brooks Jr. offensive rebound
0:15	+2	Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point putback layup	62-68
0:15		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:13		Jacob Toppin personal foul (Devontae Shuler draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Devontae Shuler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
0:13	+1	Devontae Shuler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-70
0:04		Devin Askew turnover (bad pass) (Jarkel Joiner steals)
0:00		End of period

Devin Askew turnover (bad pass) (Jarkel Joiner steals)