OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Jarkel Joiner had 15 points and Romello White added 11 to help Mississippi beat Vanderbilt Commodores 56-46 in the season finale for both teams on Saturday night.
The Rebels (15-10, 10-8 Southeastern Conference) pulled away to a 34-22 halftime lead with a 18-6 run to end the period. The Commodores (8-15, 3-13) scored the opening basket of the second half, and then Ole Miss Rebels scored 15 straight points over a 9 1/2 minute span while Vanderbilt missed eight straight field goal attempts and committed eight turnovers.
Vanderbilt ended the drought on Issac McBride's 3-pointer with 10:06 left in the game and the Commodores used a 17-2 run to get within 53-44 with 1:54 left.
McBride made 4 of 7 from 3-point range and all four of his foul shots to score 16 points for Vanderbilt. Jordan Wright added 11 points.
Vanderbilt opened the game on a 10-3 run, but Ole Miss erased the deficit at 12-all and never trailed again.
Vanderbilt will play in the only first round game of the SEC tournament on Wednesday as a No. 12 seed facing No. 13 seed Texas A&M.
Ole Miss will begin the tournament in the second round on Thursday as a No. 6 seed facing No. 11 seed South Carolina.
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1st Half
VANDY
Commodores
22
MISS
Rebels
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Quentin Millora-Brown vs. Romello White (Rebels gains possession)
19:36
Romello White misses two point jump shot
19:34
Maxwell Evans defensive rebound
19:04
Romello White shooting foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
19:03
Quentin Millora-Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:03
+1
Quentin Millora-Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-0
18:41
+3
Devontae Shuler makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)
1-3
18:06
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (Jordan Wright assists)
3-3
17:47
Romello White turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Wright steals)
17:44
Devontae Shuler shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
17:44
Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:44
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-3
17:22
Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
17:20
Maxwell Evans defensive rebound
17:15
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point layup (Maxwell Evans assists)
6-3
17:15
Rebels 30 second timeout
17:05
Scotty Pippen Jr. shooting foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
17:05
Luis Rodriguez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:05
Luis Rodriguez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:05
Maxwell Evans defensive rebound
16:42
Devontae Shuler shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
16:43
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-3
16:43
Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:43
Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
16:15
KJ Buffen turnover (lost ball)
15:48
+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot
10-3
15:27
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)
10-5
15:08
TV timeout
14:53
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:51
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
14:34
Luis Rodriguez misses two point jump shot
14:32
Romello White offensive rebound
14:31
+2
Romello White makes two point layup
10-7
14:10
Clevon Brown misses three point jump shot
14:08
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
13:52
Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
13:50
Robert Allen offensive rebound
13:42
Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
13:40
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
13:29
+2
DJ Harvey makes two point layup (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
12-7
13:32
Rebels 30 second timeout
13:22
Trey Thomas personal foul
13:16
+3
Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Romello White assists)
12-10
12:56
Jordan Wright turnover (traveling)
12:47
Braelee Albert personal foul
12:31
Austin Crowley misses two point layup
12:29
DJ Harvey defensive rebound
12:06
Robert Allen blocks Jordan Wright's two point jump shot
12:04
Austin Crowley defensive rebound
11:55
Luis Rodriguez misses two point layup
11:53
Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
11:53
+2
Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup
12-12
11:53
DJ Harvey shooting foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
11:53
TV timeout
11:53
+1
Luis Rodriguez makes regular free throw 1 of 1
12-13
11:30
DJ Harvey misses three point jump shot
11:28
Austin Crowley defensive rebound
11:12
Myles Stute shooting foul (Robert Allen draws the foul)
11:12
Robert Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:12
+1
Robert Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-14
10:50
Braelee Albert misses two point jump shot
10:48
Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
10:34
Sammy Hunter turnover (bad pass)
10:07
DJ Harvey turnover (lost ball) (Sammy Hunter steals)
10:03
+2
Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup
12-16
9:53
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point jump shot
14-16
9:32
Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
9:30
Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
9:08
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
9:06
Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
8:53
Sammy Hunter misses two point jump shot
8:51
Myles Stute defensive rebound
8:26
Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive foul (Austin Crowley draws the foul)
8:26
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover
8:09
Austin Crowley misses two point jump shot
8:07
Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
7:48
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point hook shot (Maxwell Evans assists)
16-16
7:22
+2
Robert Allen makes two point layup (Jarkel Joiner assists)
16-18
7:04
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
7:02
Robert Allen defensive rebound
6:53
+2
Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup
16-20
6:53
Myles Stute shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
6:53
TV timeout
6:53
+1
Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 1
16-21
6:36
Maxwell Evans misses three point jump shot
6:34
Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
6:27
Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
6:25
Commodores defensive rebound
5:59
Maxwell Evans misses three point jump shot
5:57
Devontae Shuler defensive rebound
5:41
Robert Allen turnover (bad pass)
5:09
Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
5:09
Commodores offensive rebound
5:09
Commodores turnover (shot clock violation)
4:55
Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
4:53
Rebels offensive rebound
4:35
Romello White turnover (lost ball) (Maxwell Evans steals)