NCST

MISS

Brakefield scores 25, Ole Miss beats NC State 72-52 to stay unbeaten

AP
Nov 28, 2023

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Jaemyn Brakefield scored a career-high 25 points and unbeaten Mississippi cruised to a 72-52 victory over NC State Wolfpack in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night.

Brakefield made 8 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers and all nine of his free throws for the Rebels (6-0). Allen Flanigan finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. Matthew Murrell and Jaylen Murray both scored 12 with Murray adding four assists.

Brakefield sank two 3-pointers and scored 13 points to lead Mississippi to a 35-27 lead at halftime. Ben Middlebrooks came off the bench to score 10 for the Wolfpack (4-2) before the intermission. Brakefield had a layup to open the second half, Murrell followed with a 3-pointer and the Rebels pushed their lead to double digits and stayed there.

Middlebrooks finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds for his first career double-double to lead NC State. Casey Morsell scored 12.

It was the first time the two programs squared off in the regular season. They played each other in 1928 and 1929 in the Southern Conference tournament. Ole Miss Rebels won the first matchup, but the Wolfpack beat the Rebels the next season 34-32 and then beat Duke for their first conference championship. NC State beat Ole Miss 77-54 in a 2000 NIT semifinal.

NC State travels to play Boston College on Saturday in an early ACC matchup. The Rebels will host Memphis on Saturday.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
27
MISS
Rebels
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		D.J. Burns Jr. vs. Jamarion Sharp (Jaemyn Brakefield gains possession)
19:46	+2	Allen Flanigan makes two point jump shot (Jamarion Sharp assists)	0-2
19:27		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:25		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
19:00		Jaylen Murray misses two point layup
18:58		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
18:44		Jayden Taylor turnover
18:32	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point layup (Allen Flanigan assists)	0-4
18:11	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	3-4
17:48	+2	Allen Flanigan makes two point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)	3-6
17:24		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
17:22		DJ Horne offensive rebound
17:14		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
17:12		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
16:55		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
16:53		Rebels offensive rebound
16:48		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
16:48	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-7
16:48	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-8
16:27		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:25		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
16:18		Allen Flanigan misses two point layup
16:16		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
16:11	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup	3-10
15:40		Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass)
15:40		TV timeout
15:26		TJ Caldwell misses two point jump shot
15:24		Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound
15:13	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)	3-12
14:40		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
14:38		Rebels defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Allen Flanigan makes two point jump shot	3-14
14:12		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
13:52		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
13:50		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
13:24		Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot
13:22		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
13:11	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)	5-14
13:00	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists)	5-17
12:41		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
12:39		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
12:12		Rashaud Marshall misses two point jump shot
12:10		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
12:05		Jaemyn Brakefield blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup
12:04		TJ Caldwell defensive rebound
11:53		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
11:52		Rebels offensive rebound
11:41		TV timeout
11:52		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
11:50		TJ Caldwell offensive rebound
11:46		TJ Caldwell turnover (bad pass)
11:27	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	7-17
11:16	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot	7-19
10:59		Jamarion Sharp blocks DJ Horne's two point layup
10:57		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
10:54	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	9-19
10:45		LJ Thomas shooting foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
10:45		Jaylen Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:45	+1	Jaylen Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-20
10:35	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (LJ Thomas assists)	11-20
10:02		Rashaud Marshall misses two point jump shot
10:00		LJ Thomas defensive rebound
9:58		Matthew Murrell personal foul (LJ Thomas draws the foul)
9:39	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point dunk (DJ Horne assists)	13-20
9:23		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
9:21		Wolfpack defensive rebound
9:01		Allen Flanigan blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup
8:59		Wolfpack offensive rebound
8:59		Allen Flanigan personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
8:52	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (LJ Thomas assists)	15-20
8:16		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
8:14		Wolfpack defensive rebound
7:59		LJ Thomas misses two point jump shot
7:57		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
7:53		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals)
7:36		Allen Flanigan turnover (bad pass)
7:36		TV timeout
7:11		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:09		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
7:02		Matthew Murrell turnover (traveling)
6:49	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot	17-20
6:25	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	17-23
6:13	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot (LJ Thomas assists)	19-23
5:56	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point layup	19-25
5:38		Jump ball. (Rebels gains possession)
5:38		Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals)
5:23		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-26
5:23	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-27
5:16		Michael O'Connell turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals)
5:04	+3	TJ Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	19-30
4:38		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:36		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
4:29		Jaylen Murray shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
4:29	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-30
4:29		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:29		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
4:16		Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
4:14		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
4:09		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:07		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
4:02		Jamarion Sharp blocks Casey Morsell's two point jump shot
4:00		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
3:55	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot	22-30
3:37		Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot
3:35		Allen Flanigan offensive rebound
3:32		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul)
3:32		TV timeout
3:32	+1	Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-31
3:32	+1	Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-32
3:11	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot	25-32
2:38	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup	25-34
2:38		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
2:38	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-35
2:21		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
2:19		Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
2:13		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
2:11		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
2:11		Jaemyn Brakefield personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
2:03		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
2:01		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
2:01		TJ Caldwell shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
2:01		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:01		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:01		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
1:40		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
1:40		Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (offensive foul)
1:20		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals)
1:18		Michael O'Connell personal foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
1:07		Austin Nunez misses three point jump shot
1:05		TJ Caldwell offensive rebound
0:58		Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup
0:56		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
0:44		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
0:42		Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
0:40	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup	27-35
0:33		Rebels 30 second timeout
0:23		Matthew Murrell turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
0:04		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
0:02		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
0:00		Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (lost ball)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
25
MISS
Rebels
37

Time		Play	Score
19:47		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
19:45		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
19:41	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup (Jaylen Murray assists)	27-37
19:18		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
19:16		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
19:11	+3	Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists)	27-40
18:44	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	29-40
18:44		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
18:44	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-40
18:34		Casey Morsell personal foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
18:24	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point layup	30-42
17:57	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	32-42
17:44	+2	Allen Flanigan makes two point layup	32-44
17:21		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass)
17:21		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
17:19		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
17:01		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:00		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
16:45		Casey Morsell personal foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
16:33		Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot
16:31		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
16:29		Casey Morsell turnover (out of bounds)
16:18	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point layup	32-46
16:03	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists)	34-46
15:45		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-47
15:45	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-48
15:33		Allen Flanigan blocks Dennis Parker Jr.'s two point layup
15:31		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
15:23	+3	TJ Caldwell makes three point jump shot	34-51
15:07		Michael O'Connell turnover (bad pass) (Jaemyn Brakefield steals)
14:53		Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot
14:51		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
14:47		Jaylen Murray blocks DJ Horne's two point layup
14:45		Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
14:44		Casey Morsell personal foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
14:27		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
14:25		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
14:18	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point dunk (LJ Thomas assists)	36-51
13:51		Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot
13:49		Wolfpack defensive rebound
13:31		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:29		Robert Cowherd defensive rebound
13:11		Matthew Murrell turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals)
13:03		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
13:01		TJ Caldwell defensive rebound
12:46		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
12:46	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-52
12:46	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-53
12:31		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
12:29		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
12:22		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:20		Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
12:15	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup	36-55
11:58		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
11:58		Wolfpack offensive rebound
11:56		TV timeout
11:51		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:49		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
11:30		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
11:28		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
11:24		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Jaemyn Brakefield's two point layup
11:22		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
11:22		Robert Cowherd personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
11:11		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
11:09		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
10:49		Robert Cowherd misses three point jump shot
10:47		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
10:41		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
10:39		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
10:18		Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
10:16		TJ Caldwell offensive rebound
10:11	+2	TJ Caldwell makes two point layup	36-57
10:04	+3	LJ Thomas makes three point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	39-57
9:45		LJ Thomas blocks Allen Flanigan's two point jump shot
9:43		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
9:36		Robert Cowherd shooting foul (LJ Thomas draws the foul)
9:36	+1	LJ Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-57
9:36	+1	LJ Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-57
9:17		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
9:17		Matthew Murrell misses regular free throw 1 of 3
9:17	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 2 of 3	41-58
9:17		Matthew Murrell misses regular free throw 3 of 3
9:17		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
9:07		Allen Flanigan blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup
9:05		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
9:05		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
9:05		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:05	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-58
8:52	+3	Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (TJ Caldwell assists)	42-61
8:37		Jamarion Sharp blocks LJ Thomas's two point layup
8:35		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
8:17		LJ Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
8:13		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
8:11		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
8:10		Matthew Murrell personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
8:00		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (lost ball) (Jamarion Sharp steals)
7:53		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
7:51		LJ Thomas defensive rebound
7:37		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
7:35		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
7:21		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
7:19		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
7:03		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass)
7:03		TV timeout
6:44		Jamarion Sharp misses two point jump shot
6:42		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
6:32		Jaemyn Brakefield blocks D.J. Burns Jr.'s two point layup
6:30		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
6:21		Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot
6:19		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
6:11		Jamarion Sharp personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
6:06		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
6:04		LJ Thomas offensive rebound
6:03		Allen Flanigan personal foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
6:03		D.J. Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:03	+1	D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-61
5:47	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup	43-63
5:31		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
5:29		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
5:22		LJ Thomas personal foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul)
5:22	+1	Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-64
5:22	+1	Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-65
5:05	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	45-65
4:38	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup	45-67
4:28		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
4:26		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
4:13		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
4:13		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
4:13		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
4:13		TV timeout
3:55		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
3:53		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
3:52		LJ Thomas shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-68
3:52	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-69
3:42		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
3:40		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
3:16		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
3:14		Wolfpack defensive rebound
3:04	+2	LJ Thomas makes two point layup	47-69
2:38		TJ Caldwell misses two point jump shot
2:36		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
2:22		LJ Thomas misses two point jump shot
2:20		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
1:57		TJ Caldwell misses two point jump shot
1:55		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
1:40	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	49-69
1:40		Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
1:40	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-69
1:12	+3	Allen Flanigan makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	50-72
1:09		Rebels 30 second timeout
1:01	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot	52-72
0:37		Rashaud Marshall misses two point layup
0:35		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
0:31		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
0:29		Austin Nunez defensive rebound
0:21		Austin Nunez misses two point layup
0:19		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
0:11		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
0:09		Austin Nunez defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Austin Nunez defensive rebound