Ole Miss rides Abram past S. Carolina in SEC opener
AP
Mar 08, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Freshman backup Amaree Abram scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting, Jaemyn Brakefield scored 16 points and Mississippi beat South Carolina Gamecocks 67-61 on Wednesday night in an opening round game of the SEC Tournament.
James White added 10 points and gathered 10 rebounds for Ole Miss Rebels which had a 41-31 rebounding advantage. The Rebels made 25 of 59-shot attempts (42.4%) including 9 of 22 (40.9%) from 3-point range.
Greg Jackson II scored 24 points for the Gamecocks, Meechie Johnson scored 13 and Hayden Brown 11.
As the 13th seed, Ole Miss (12-20) advances to face No. 5-seed and 17th-ranked Tennessee on Thursday. South Carolina (11-21) ended its season having lost seven of its last 10.
Jackson's layup with 10:27 left gave South Carolina its lone lead of the second half at 46-44 before Amaree made a 3-pointer 27 seconds later and Ole Miss stayed ahead for the remainder.
Abram made consecutive 3s and followed with a jump shot and the Rebels extended their lead to 61-52 with 4:17 left before a 9-3 outburst by South Carolina reduced its deficit to 64-61 with 1:03 to go.
Following a South Carolina timeout, the Rebels' Matthew Murrell missed a 3 attempt but White grabbed the offensive rebound and Ole Miss called a timeout with 18 seconds left. White then hit a jump shot for a 66-61 advantage with 11 seconds remaining to seal it.
Ole Miss moved its overall record to 25-22 against South Carolina.
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1st Half
MISS
Rebels
30
SCAR
Gamecocks
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Gamecocks gains possession)
19:43
Meechie Johnson turnover (lost ball) (James White steals)
19:21
James White misses two point jump shot
19:19
James White offensive rebound
19:16
James White misses two point layup
19:14
Josh Gray defensive rebound
18:54
+2
Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot
0-2
18:23
Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
18:21
Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
18:19
Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot
18:17
Josh Gray defensive rebound
18:04
Hayden Brown misses two point layup
18:02
Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
17:56
Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (bad pass) (Meechie Johnson steals)
17:49
Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Myles Burns steals)
17:41
Myles Burns turnover (bad pass) (Meechie Johnson steals)
17:30
Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot
17:28
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
17:24
Matthew Murrell turnover (bad pass) (Jacobi Wright steals)
17:17
Jacobi Wright misses two point layup
17:15
Gregory Jackson II offensive rebound
17:10
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point layup
0-4
16:52
Robert Allen misses two point jump shot
16:50
Josh Gray defensive rebound
16:38
Gregory Jackson II turnover (lost ball) (Myles Burns steals)
16:33
+2
Matthew Murrell makes two point dunk (Myles Burns assists)
2-4
16:08
Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Myles Burns steals)
16:03
+2
James White makes two point dunk (Myles Burns assists)
4-4
15:42
Gregory Jackson II turnover (lost ball) (Jaemyn Brakefield steals)
15:41
Gregory Jackson II personal foul
15:41
TV timeout
15:31
+2
Robert Allen makes two point layup (Matthew Murrell assists)
6-4
14:58
Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
14:46
Matthew Murrell misses two point layup
14:44
Zachary Davis defensive rebound
14:23
Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
14:21
Hayden Brown offensive rebound
14:19
+2
Hayden Brown makes two point layup
6-6
14:05
Matthew Murrell turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals)
14:00
Zachary Davis misses two point layup
13:51
James White defensive rebound
13:46
+3
Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)
9-6
13:31
Robert Allen personal foul
13:20
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:18
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
13:13
+2
Hayden Brown makes two point dunk (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists)
9-8
12:59
Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point layup
12:57
Hayden Brown defensive rebound
12:33
Gregory Jackson II misses two point layup
12:31
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
12:28
+3
Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)
9-11
12:03
James White misses three point jump shot
12:01
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
11:34
Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) (Myles Burns steals)
11:28
Myles Burns misses three point jump shot
11:26
James White offensive rebound
11:24
+2
James White makes two point layup
11-11
11:01
Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot
10:59
James White defensive rebound
10:54
+2
James White makes two point layup
13-11
10:24
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point layup
13-13
10:24
Robert Allen shooting foul (Gregory Jackson II draws the foul)
10:24
TV timeout
10:24
+1
Gregory Jackson II makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-14
10:01
+3
Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Theo Akwuba assists)
16-14
9:39
+2
Meechie Johnson makes two point layup
16-16
9:22
+2
Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point jump shot (Amaree Abram assists)
18-16
9:04
+3
Hayden Brown makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)
18-19
8:46
Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
8:44
Josh Gray defensive rebound
8:30
Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
8:28
Myles Burns defensive rebound
8:18
+3
Myles Burns makes three point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)
21-19
7:47
Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
7:45
Rebels defensive rebound
7:42
TV timeout
7:10
Amaree Abram misses two point jump shot
7:08
Theo Akwuba offensive rebound
7:07
+2
Theo Akwuba makes two point layup
23-19
6:39
Josh Gray misses two point jump shot
6:37
TJ Caldwell defensive rebound
6:28
James White misses two point jump shot
6:26
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
6:16
Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
6:14
Rebels defensive rebound
5:55
James White turnover (lost ball) (Eli Sparkman steals)
5:37
+3
Gregory Jackson II makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)
23-22
5:14
+2
Amaree Abram makes two point layup
25-22
4:45
Josh Gray misses two point layup
4:43
Theo Akwuba defensive rebound
4:34
Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
4:30
Gamecocks defensive rebound
4:15
Gregory Jackson II misses two point layup
4:13
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
4:10
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (lost ball) (Myles Burns steals)
4:06
+3
Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Myles Burns assists)
28-22
4:04
Gamecocks 30 second timeout
3:50
TV timeout
3:50
+3
Eli Sparkman makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)
28-25
3:16
Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
3:15
Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
2:53
Jaemyn Brakefield personal foul
2:50
Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot
2:48
James White defensive rebound
2:41
Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
2:39
Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
2:20
Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot
2:18
James White defensive rebound
2:12
Myles Burns misses three point jump shot
2:10
Myles Burns offensive rebound
2:08
Gregory Jackson II shooting foul (Myles Burns draws the foul)
2:08
+1
Myles Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-25
2:08
+1
Myles Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-25
1:58
+2
Hayden Brown makes two point dunk (Jacobi Wright assists)
30-27
1:39
Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
1:37
Eli Sparkman defensive rebound
1:23
+2
Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot
30-29
0:56
Myles Burns misses two point jump shot
0:54
Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
0:54
Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (out of bounds)
0:54
Rebels 30 second timeout
0:26
Eli Sparkman misses two point jump shot
0:24
Jayveous McKinnis defensive rebound
0:02
Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
0:01
Zachary Davis defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MISS
Rebels
37
SCAR
Gamecocks
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:52
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point dunk (Hayden Brown assists)
30-31
19:30
+3
Myles Burns makes three point jump shot (James White assists)
33-31
18:59
Gregory Jackson II misses two point jump shot
18:57
Rebels defensive rebound
18:36
Matthew Murrell misses two point layup
18:34
Robert Allen offensive rebound
18:32
+2
Robert Allen makes two point layup
35-31
18:08
Gregory Jackson II misses two point jump shot
18:06
James White defensive rebound
18:01
Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot
17:59
Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
17:36
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:34
James White defensive rebound
17:17
Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
17:15
Myles Burns offensive rebound
17:10
Myles Burns misses two point layup
17:08
Myles Burns offensive rebound
17:06
Robert Allen misses two point jump shot
17:04
Rebels offensive rebound
16:57
+2
Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup (Robert Allen assists)
37-31
16:29
Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
16:27
Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
16:20
+2
James White makes two point dunk (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)
39-31
15:51
Gregory Jackson II misses two point layup
15:49
Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
15:48
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul
15:48
TV timeout
15:38
Jacobi Wright shooting foul (James White draws the foul)
15:38
James White misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:38
James White misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:38
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
15:25
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point dunk (Hayden Brown assists)
39-33
15:01
James White misses two point jump shot
14:59
Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
14:51
Robert Allen shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
14:51
+1
Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-34
14:51
Meechie Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:51
Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
14:27
Myles Burns misses two point jump shot
14:25
Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
14:15
+2
Meechie Johnson makes two point jump shot
39-36
13:51
+3
Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Myles Burns assists)
42-36
13:31
Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
13:29
Myles Burns defensive rebound
13:21
Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point layup
13:19
Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
13:17
+2
Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup
44-36
12:57
Jaemyn Brakefield shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
12:57
+1
Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-37
12:57
+1
Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-38
12:39
Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
12:37
Zachary Davis defensive rebound
12:18
Zachary Davis misses two point layup
12:16
Amaree Abram defensive rebound
12:12
Zachary Davis personal foul
12:03
Theo Akwuba misses two point layup
12:01
Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
11:56
Myles Burns blocks Meechie Johnson's three point jump shot
11:54
Gamecocks offensive rebound
11:53
TV timeout
11:49
+3
Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Gregory Jackson II assists)
44-41
11:23
Matthew Murrell turnover (lost ball) (Josh Gray steals)
11:04
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point jump shot
44-43
11:04
Myles Burns shooting foul (Gregory Jackson II draws the foul)
11:04
+1
Gregory Jackson II makes regular free throw 1 of 1
44-44
10:50
Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
10:48
Josh Gray defensive rebound
10:22
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)
