Padulla helps No. 17 Mississippi pull away to beat Queens University of Charlotte 80-62
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Sean Padulla scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half, and No. 17 Mississippi pulled away in the final 15 minutes to beat Queens University of Charlotte 80-62 on Saturday.
Ole Miss (11-1) used a 16-6 run, capped by Padulla's twisting layup, to build a 61-48 lead with 8:20 remaining. Queens never got closer than nine points again as the Rebels improved to 7-0 at home.
Ole Miss guard Matthew Murrell, a preseason All-SEC selection, returned to play 23 minutes after missing three games with what was listed as a lower body injury. He finished with 10 points and six rebounds.
Dre Davis scored 11 points and Jaylen Murray added 10 for the Rebels.
Maban Jabriel had 15 points and seven rebounds for Queens (7-6). Chris Ashby added 14 points and Leo Colimerio had 13.
The Royals, who trailed just 38-33 at halftime, had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Queens: Grant Leonard’s Royals, picked ninth in the 12-team Atlantic Sun Conference preseason poll, finished with a winning record against non-conference competition.
Ole Miss: The schedule accelerates with a road date at No. 21 Memphis in late December before SEC play. Despite being ranked No. 17 in the AP Top 25 poll, the Rebels trail seven other SEC teams in the rankings.
The decisive 16-6 second-half surge by the Rebels needed only three minutes and was highlighted by a pair of layups and a 3-pointer by Padulla. Murrell added a steal, an assist and a pair of rebounds.
Ole Miss outscored the Royals 24-6 off turnovers, including 12-0 in the first half. The Rebels, ranked No. 2 nationally at fewest turnovers per game with 8.9, finished with eight.
Queens hosts Stetson in the Atlantic Sun Conference opener for both teams on Jan. 2. No. 17 Ole Miss visits No. 21 Memphis on Dec. 28.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Malcolm Wilson vs. Malik Dia (Sean Pedulla gains possession) | Â | |
19:47 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:45 | Â | Malik Dia offensive rebound | Â | |
19:40 | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point putback layup | 0-2 | |
19:27 | +2 | Leo Colimerio makes two point cutting layup (Malcolm Wilson assists) | 2-2 | |
19:05 | Â | Malik Dia misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
19:03 | Â | Leo Colimerio defensive rebound | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Kalib Mathews turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
18:34 | +2 | Davon Barnes makes two point pullup jump shot (Dre Davis assists) | 2-4 | |
18:02 | Â | Chris Ashby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:51 | Â | Bryce Cash defensive rebound | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Jaylen Murray shooting foul (Malcolm Wilson draws the foul) | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Malcolm Wilson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Malcolm Wilson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Dre Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
17:16 | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point driving layup (Davon Barnes assists) | 2-6 | |
16:59 | +3 | Chris Ashby makes three point jump shot (Kalib Mathews assists) | 5-6 | |
16:39 | Â | Bryce Cash blocks Jaemyn Brakefield's two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Leo Colimerio defensive rebound | Â | |
16:22 | Â | Leo Colimerio misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:06 | Â | Malcolm Wilson defensive rebound | Â | |
15:59 | +2 | Kalib Mathews makes two point driving layup (Malcolm Wilson assists) | 7-6 | |
15:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:44 | Â | Leo Colimerio blocks Jaemyn Brakefield's two point driving layup | Â | |
15:42 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound | Â | |
15:32 | +3 | Eduardo Klafke makes three point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists) | 7-9 | |
15:24 | +3 | Kalib Mathews makes three point jump shot (Bryce Cash assists) | 10-9 | |
15:04 | Â | Jump ball. Sean Pedulla vs. Bryce Cash (Bryce Cash gains possession) | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Bryce Cash steals) | Â | |
14:49 | Â | Chris Ashby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Eduardo Klafke defensive rebound | Â | |
14:02 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point pullup jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists) | 10-11 | |
14:02 | Â | Malcolm Wilson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:49 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:47 | Â | Royals defensive rebound | Â | |
13:36 | +2 | Bryce Cash makes two point driving layup | 12-11 | |
13:28 | Â | Davon Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Yoav Berman defensive rebound | Â | |
13:12 | Â | Maban Jabriel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Matthew Murrell defensive rebound | Â | |
12:59 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Davon Barnes offensive rebound | Â | |
12:45 | +2 | Davon Barnes makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-13 | |
12:27 | +2 | Leo Colimerio makes two point driving layup | 14-13 | |
12:27 | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones shooting foul (Leo Colimerio draws the foul) | Â | |
12:22 | +1 | Leo Colimerio makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-13 | |
12:11 | Â | Jaxon Pollard shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul) | Â | |
12:11 | +1 | Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-14 | |
12:11 | +1 | Malik Dia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 | |
11:51 | Â | Jaxon Pollard turnover (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â | |
11:38 | +3 | Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Davon Barnes assists) | 15-18 | |
11:09 | Â | Jaxon Pollard turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
11:09 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Dre Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:56 | Â | DJ Shine defensive rebound | Â | |
10:48 | Â | Maban Jabriel turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
10:32 | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point driving layup (Davon Barnes assists) | 15-20 | |
10:20 | Â | Jaxon Pollard turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Yoav Berman steals) | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Yoav Berman turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
9:44 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point driving layup (Jaemyn Brakefield assists) | 15-22 | |
9:14 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield blocks Malcolm Wilson's two point driving layup | Â | |
9:12 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
8:52 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
8:50 | Â | Malcolm Wilson defensive rebound | Â | |
8:41 | +3 | Chris Ashby makes three point jump shot (Bryce Cash assists) | 18-22 | |
8:21 | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:19 | Â | Chris Ashby defensive rebound | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Malik Dia personal foul | Â | |
7:59 | Â | Dre Davis blocks Yoav Berman's two point jump shot | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Matthew Murrell defensive rebound | Â | |
7:48 | +2 | John Bol makes two point cutting dunk (Matthew Murrell assists) | 18-24 | |
7:38 | Â | Chris Ashby turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â | |
7:35 | Â | Chris Ashby shooting foul | Â | |
7:35 | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-25 | |
7:35 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
7:35 | Â | Bryce Cash defensive rebound | Â | |
7:35 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:22 | Â | Bryce Cash misses two point driving reverse layup | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
7:12 | Â | Leo Colimerio personal foul | Â | |
7:03 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point driving layup | Â | |
6:47 | +2 | Leo Colimerio makes two point driving layup (Bryce Cash assists) | 20-25 | |
6:31 | Â | Maban Jabriel personal foul | Â | |
6:16 | +2 | Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point cutting layup (Jaylen Murray assists) | 20-27 | |
5:55 | +3 | Maban Jabriel makes three point jump shot (Bryce Cash assists) | 23-27 | |
5:33 | +3 | Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 23-30 | |
5:03 | Â | Chris Ashby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:01 | Â | Jaylen Murray defensive rebound | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Dre Davis misses two point driving hook shot | Â | |
4:47 | Â | Maban Jabriel defensive rebound | Â | |
4:41 | +2 | Malcolm Wilson makes two point cutting dunk (Leo Colimerio assists) | 25-30 | |
4:14 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Dre Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
4:01 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:59 | Â | Dre Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
3:54 | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point driving layup | 25-32 | |
3:42 | Â | Asjon Anderson misses two point driving layup | Â | |
3:40 | Â | Dre Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
3:33 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:31 | Â | Matthew Murrell offensive rebound | Â | |
3:25 | Â | Dre Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:25 | Â | Royals defensive rebound | Â | |
3:25 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:09 | Â | Chris Ashby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:07 | Â | Asjon Anderson offensive rebound | Â | |
2:53 | +3 | Asjon Anderson makes three point jump shot (Bryce Cash assists) | 28-32 | |
2:26 | Â | Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:24 | Â | Asjon Anderson defensive rebound | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Asjon Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:14 | Â | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | Â | |
1:57 | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point cutting layup (Davon Barnes assists) | 28-34 | |
1:45 | Â | Dre Davis personal foul | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Leo Colimerio misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | Â | |
1:19 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point driving layup (Davon Barnes assists) | 28-36 | |
1:07 | +3 | Chris Ashby makes three point jump shot (Bryce Cash assists) | 31-36 | |
0:44 | Â | Davon Barnes misses two point driving hook shot | Â | |
0:42 | Â | Jaxon Pollard defensive rebound | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Bryce Cash turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
0:21 | +2 | Matthew Murrell makes two point driving layup (Jaemyn Brakefield assists) | 31-38 | |
0:13 | Â | Royals 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:04 | +2 | Leo Colimerio makes two point cutting layup (Asjon Anderson assists) | 33-38 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |