No. 25 Ole Miss shakes off shooting struggles in 84-69 win over Colorado State
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) Jaylen Murray scored 16 points and No. 25 Mississippi beat Colorado State 84-69 Saturday evening in a neutral site game at the nearby Landers Center.
Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points for the Rebels (4-0), while Malik Dia and Dre Davis added 11 points apiece.
Matthew Murrell, a three-year starter at shooting guard for the Rebels, hit a game-opening 3-point shot after missing the previous game with a back injury and scored 10 points.
Jalen Lake and Nique Clifford led Colorado State (3-1) with 21 and 18 points, respectively. The Rams trailed 45-26 at halftime but were within nine points in the second half by hitting nine 3-pointers, five by Lake.
Colorado State: Picked seventh in the preseason Mountain West Conference coaches poll, coach Niko Medved’s Rams could not climb out of the early hole despite solid performances from Lake and Clifford.
Ole Miss: The Rebels shot 28 of 55 (50.9%). After consecutive non-conference wins blemished by poor shooting, the unbeaten Rebels looked like an AP-ranked team, especially in the first half.
Ole Miss built a 36-15 lead in the opening 13 minutes and shot 15 of 24 from the floor, including five 3-pointers from five players.
The Rebels had 15 assists, only four turnovers and were 13 of 17 on layups to complement the perimeter shooting.
Colorado State returns home Friday night against UC Riverside, and Ole Miss hosts Oral Roberts Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | (Rebels gains possession) | Â |
| 19:44 | | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:44 | | Â | Dre Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:43 | | Â | Dre Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Rebels offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:37 | | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:35 | | Â | Rebels offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:31 | | +3 | Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Dre Davis assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:04 |  | Â | Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:02 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:41 | | +3 | Dre Davis makes three point jump shot (Malik Dia assists) | 0-6 |
| 18:28 | | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (Kyle Jorgensen assists) | 2-6 |
| 18:13 | | +3 | Malik Dia makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 2-9 |
| 17:53 | | +3 | Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists) | 5-9 |
| 17:30 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point jump shot | 5-11 |
| 17:13 | | Â | Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:11 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:58 | | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point layup | 5-13 |
| 16:38 | | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot | 7-13 |
| 16:24 | | +2 | Jaylen Murray makes two point jump shot | 7-15 |
| 16:04 | | Â | Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Dre Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:53 | | Â | Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:51 | | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Kyle Jorgensen turnover (Dre Davis steals) | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:15 | | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup (Matthew Murrell assists) | 7-17 |
| 14:56 | | Â | Bowen Born misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:54 | | Â | Nique Clifford offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:35 | | Â | Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:33 | | Â | Rebels defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:33 | | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson personal foul | Â |
| 14:13 | | Â | Matthew Murrell turnover (back court violation) | Â |
| 13:55 | | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 13:45 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point layup | 7-19 |
| 13:22 | | Â | Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:07 | | +2 | Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point jump shot | 7-21 |
| 13:05 | | Â | Rams 30 second timeout | Â |
| 12:41 | | Â | Nique Clifford turnover (Mikeal Brown-Jones steals) | Â |
| 12:26 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:24 | | Â | Rebels offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:06 | | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:04 | | Â | Matthew Murrell offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:57 | | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:32 | | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson personal foul | Â |
| 11:32 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (3-second violation) | Â |
| 11:02 | | +3 | Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Bowen Born assists) | 10-21 |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot | 10-23 |
| 10:49 | | Â | Kyle Jorgensen shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Kyle Jorgensen defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:31 | | Â | Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:29 | | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:20 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:18 | | Â | Dre Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:11 | | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point layup | 10-25 |
| 9:51 | | Â | Dre Davis personal foul | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Kyle Jorgensen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | Rams offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:44 | | +2 | Rams makes two point layup | 12-25 |
| 9:27 | | +3 | Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot | 12-28 |
| 9:05 | | Â | Jaylen Murray personal foul | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Ethan Morton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Kyan Evans offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Kyan Evans turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 12-30 |
| 7:50 | | +3 | Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists) | 15-30 |
| 7:34 | | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Davon Barnes assists) | 15-33 |
| 7:14 | | Â | Bowen Born misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:05 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:03 | | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:03 | | +2 | Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point layup | 15-35 |
| 7:03 | | Â | Bowen Born shooting foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:03 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:03 | | +1 | Mikeal Brown-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-36 |
| 6:50 | | Â | Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:42 | | +2 | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson makes two point layup | 17-36 |
| 6:26 | | +3 | Davon Barnes makes three point jump shot | 17-39 |
| 5:58 | | Â | Jaylen Crocker-Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:29 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:27 | | Â | Rams defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:25 | | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones personal foul | Â |
| 4:57 | | Â | Kyan Evans turnover (Dre Davis steals) | Â |
| 4:50 | | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:48 | | Â | Jalen Lake defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Kyan Evans misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:26 | | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:12 | | Â | Dre Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Jalen Lake defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | Dre Davis blocks Jalen Lake's two point layup | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:46 | | Â | Dre Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:44 | | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:39 | | Â | Ethan Morton turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 3:22 | | Â | Dre Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:20 | | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:14 | | Â | Dre Davis personal foul | Â |
| 3:05 | | +2 | Kyle Jorgensen makes two point layup (Keshawn Williams assists) | 19-39 |
| 2:49 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 19-41 |
| 2:35 | | Â | Bowen Born turnover (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â |
| 2:30 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 19-43 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot | 21-43 |
| 2:14 | | Â | Malik Dia shooting foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:14 | | +1 | Nique Clifford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-43 |
| 2:00 | | Â | Jaylen Murray misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:56 | | Â | Nikola Djapa defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Bowen Born misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:51 | | Â | Keshawn Williams offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:47 | | Â | Keshawn Williams turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Malik Dia misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:32 | | Â | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:16 | | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point dunk (Bowen Born assists) | 24-43 |
| 1:01 | | Â | Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | Keshawn Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Keshawn Williams turnover (Jaylen Murray steals) | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | Bowen Born personal foul | Â |
| 0:30 | | Â | Nikola Djapa shooting foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:30 | | +1 | Mikeal Brown-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-44 |
| 0:30 | | +1 | Mikeal Brown-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-45 |
| 0:01 | | Â | Sean Pedulla personal foul | Â |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists) | 26-45 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |