Missouri clinches SEC No. 4 seed, beats Ole Miss 82-77

AP
Mar 04, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Noah Carter and Kobe Brown each scored 17 points and Missouri clinched its first double-bye into the Southeastern Conference tournament by edging Mississippi 82-77 in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday.

The Tigers will be the No. 4 seed and first-year coach Dennis Gates will make his tournament debut on Friday.

In a second half that seemed determined to remain tied, Missouri took the lead when D'Moi Hodge took a feed from Nick Honor in the corner, pumped faked and allowed his Ole Miss defender to sail past, then calmly stroked the go-ahead 3-pointer. DeAndre Gholston leaped into the lane and added an up-and-under scoop shot to make it a four-point lead, 76-72 with 1:10 left.

After Robert Allen pulled down a long, tipped pass from Matthew Morrell and dunked to halve the Mississippi deficit, Carter took an inbounds pass and powered up a short baseline jumper and added a free throw to give Missouri a two-possession lead, 79-74. Murrell turned a three-point play for the Rebels, but Honor hit two free throws and Hodge added a third in the closing seconds to put the game away.

Missouri (23-8, 11-7) is 8-0 this season in games decided by five points or fewer, and the Tigers matched their all-time best record in SEC play with 11 wins.

Brown finished with seven rebounds and Carter had five boards, three assists and a steal. Gholston and Hodge contributed 15 and 14 points, respectively.

Jaemyn Brakefield led Ole Miss (11-20, 3-15) with 18 points. James White had 14 points and Murrell had 12 points, four assists and three steals. Myles Burns added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Allen had 10 points, five boards and four assists.

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1st Half
MISS
Rebels
36
MIZZ
Tigers
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Robert Allen vs. Kobe Brown (Tigers gains possession)
19:53		Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup
19:51		Kobe Brown offensive rebound
19:47		Kobe Brown misses two point layup
19:45		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
19:34		Myles Burns misses two point layup
19:32		Kobe Brown defensive rebound
19:04	+3	Kobe Brown makes three point jump shot (Nick Honor assists)	0-3
18:35		Myles Burns turnover (D'Moi Hodge steals)
18:28		D'Moi Hodge turnover (Jaemyn Brakefield steals)
18:16		James White misses two point jump shot
18:14		Kobe Brown defensive rebound
18:11		D'Moi Hodge misses three point jump shot
18:09		James White defensive rebound
17:52		Myles Burns misses three point jump shot
17:50		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
17:45	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup	2-3
17:20	+2	DeAndre Gholston makes two point layup (Mohamed Diarra assists)	2-5
17:05	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point dunk (Robert Allen assists)	4-5
16:39		DeAndre Gholston misses three point jump shot
16:37		Myles Burns defensive rebound
16:27	+2	Robert Allen makes two point layup (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)	6-5
16:12	+2	Noah Carter makes two point dunk (Nick Honor assists)	6-7
15:52	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point layup (Robert Allen assists)	8-7
15:43		DeAndre Gholston misses three point jump shot
15:41		James White defensive rebound
15:35		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
15:33		Myles Burns offensive rebound
15:31		Myles Burns turnover (Nick Honor steals)
15:27		James White shooting foul
15:27		TV timeout
15:27	+1	Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-8
15:27	+1	Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-9
15:03		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive foul
15:03		Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (offensive foul)
14:52		D'Moi Hodge misses three point jump shot
14:50		Robert Allen defensive rebound
14:44	+2	James White makes two point layup	10-9
14:44		D'Moi Hodge shooting foul (James White draws the foul)
14:44		James White misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:44		Kobe Brown defensive rebound
14:23		Sean East II misses three point jump shot
14:21		Myles Burns defensive rebound
14:17	+2	James White makes two point layup	12-9
13:57		Kobe Brown turnover (Matthew Murrell steals)
13:53	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)	14-9
13:50		Tigers 30 second timeout
13:22		D'Moi Hodge misses three point jump shot
13:20		Aidan Shaw offensive rebound
13:19	+2	Aidan Shaw makes two point layup	14-11
13:02		James White turnover (Sean East II steals)
12:53	+2	D'Moi Hodge makes two point layup (Sean East II assists)	14-13
12:33		Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (Noah Carter steals)
12:27		Sean East II turnover (lost ball)
12:11		DeAndre Gholston shooting foul (Myles Burns draws the foul)
12:11	+1	Myles Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-13
12:11	+1	Myles Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-13
12:01		Amaree Abram personal foul
11:53	+2	DeAndre Gholston makes two point jump shot	16-15
11:23		Myles Burns turnover (Sean East II steals)
11:13		DeAndre Gholston misses two point layup
11:11		Aidan Shaw offensive rebound
11:08		Aidan Shaw turnover (Myles Burns steals)
11:05		Myles Burns misses three point jump shot
11:03		Myles Burns offensive rebound
10:58		Aidan Shaw personal foul
10:58		TV timeout
10:41		TJ Caldwell misses three point jump shot
10:39		DeAndre Gholston defensive rebound
10:31		TJ Caldwell personal foul
10:10	+2	DeAndre Gholston makes two point jump shot	16-17
9:51	+2	TJ Caldwell makes two point layup	18-17
9:43	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point layup	18-19
9:31		Matthew Murrell misses two point layup
9:29		Jayveous McKinnis offensive rebound
9:27		TJ Caldwell turnover (traveling)
9:08	+2	D'Moi Hodge makes two point layup	18-21
9:06		Rebels 30 second timeout
9:05		Amaree Abram turnover (out of bounds)
8:48	+2	DeAndre Gholston makes two point jump shot	18-23
8:33		Sean East II personal foul
8:17		Noah Carter shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
8:17	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-23
8:17	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-23
8:03		DeAndre Gholston misses three point jump shot
8:01		Noah Carter offensive rebound
8:01		Noah Carter misses two point layup
7:59		Aidan Shaw offensive rebound
7:57	+2	Aidan Shaw makes two point dunk	20-25
7:27		Tye Fagan misses three point jump shot
7:25		Tigers defensive rebound
7:25		TV timeout
7:14	+3	Nick Honor makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Gholston assists)	20-28
6:54		Nick Honor shooting foul (Tye Fagan draws the foul)
6:54	+1	Tye Fagan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-28
6:54	+1	Tye Fagan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-28
6:42	+2	DeAndre Gholston makes two point jump shot	22-30
6:21		Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (Nick Honor steals)
6:12		Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
6:10		Noah Carter offensive rebound
5:53	+2	DeAndre Gholston makes two point jump shot	22-32
5:34		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
5:32		Noah Carter defensive rebound
5:21		D'Moi Hodge turnover (Matthew Murrell steals)
5:17	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point dunk	24-32
4:57	+3	Noah Carter makes three point jump shot (Nick Honor assists)	24-35
4:35	+2	Myles Burns makes two point jump shot	26-35
4:11		Robert Allen personal foul
4:04		Myles Burns personal foul
4:03	+2	Nick Honor makes two point layup	26-37
3:47		Kobe Brown shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:47	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-37
3:47	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-37
3:31	+2	Noah Carter makes two point dunk (Kobe Brown assists)	28-39
3:03		Robert Allen misses two point layup
3:01		DeAndre Gholston defensive rebound
2:46		Kobe Brown misses two point layup
2:44		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
2:35	+3	Myles Burns makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)	31-39
2:24		Nick Honor misses two point jump shot
2:22		Robert Allen defensive rebound
2:16		Tre Gomillion shooting foul (TJ Caldwell draws the foul)
2:16		TJ Caldwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:16	+1	TJ Caldwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-39
2:03		Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
2:01		Myles Burns defensive rebound
1:54		Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
1:52		DeAndre Gholston defensive rebound
1:49	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point dunk (DeAndre Gholston assists)	32-41
1:32		Jayveous McKinnis misses two point jump shot
1:31		Tigers defensive rebound
1:19		D'Moi Hodge misses three point jump shot
1:17		Jayveous McKinnis defensive rebound
1:00		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
0:58		Myles Burns offensive rebound
0:53	+2	Myles Burns makes two point layup	34-41
0:40		DeAndre Gholston misses three point jump shot
0:38		Myles Burns defensive rebound
0:31		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
0:29		Myles Burns offensive rebound
0:23	+2	Jayveous McKinnis makes two point dunk (Myles Burns assists)	36-41
0:00		End of period

Missouri clinches SEC No. 4 seed, beats Ole Miss 82-77

1st Half MISSRebels36MIZZTigers41

1st Half
MISS
Rebels
36
MIZZ
Tigers
41