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Riley Kugel scores 21 and No. 15 Mississippi State knocks off No. 21 Ole Miss in OT, 84-81

AP
Jan 18, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Riley Kugel scored a season-high 21 points, including two free throws with 11 seconds remaining in overtime, and No. 15 Mississippi State knocked off No. 21 Mississippi 84-81 on Saturday night.

Ole Miss (15-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) battled back from a 73-69 deficit in the final 42 seconds of regulation and tied the game at 74-74 on Matthew Murrell's 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining. Kugel missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer and the game went to overtime.

KeShawn Murphy added 18 points for Mississippi State (15-3, 3-2) while RJ Melendez had 12 points and seven rebounds. Josh Hubbard has 10 points for the Bulldogs and Cameron Matthews had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Jaemyn Brakefield had 20 points to lead Ole Miss and Sean Pedulla had 18. Murrell had 15 points, all in the second half

Brakefield missed a 3-point attempt at the overtime buzzer that could have tied it.

Mississippi State took a 14-2 lead following Kugel's 3-pointer with 15:02 remaining in the half. The Bulldogs led by 14 points in the first half and 37-29 at halftime.

Ole Miss: After scoring 21 points with 19 rebounds on Tuesday against Alabama, Malik Dia was held to just eight points and two rebounds on Saturday.

Mississippi State: With the win, Mississippi State head coach Chris Jans improved to 4-1 against Ole Miss.

The Bulldogs outrebounded Ole Miss 25-10 in the first half and 51-29 in the game. The Bulldogs had a 19-8 advantage on the offensive glass.

Ole Miss: The Rebels host Texas A&M on Wednesday night.

Mississippi State: The Bulldogs travel to Tennessee on Tuesday night.

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1st Half
MISS
Rebels
29
MSST
Bulldogs
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:33		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:31		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
19:27		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
19:25		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
19:23	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	0-2
18:53		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
18:51		Malik Dia offensive rebound
18:49		Malik Dia turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
18:32	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point layup	0-4
18:32		Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
18:32	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-5
18:17		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
18:15		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
18:07		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
18:05		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
18:04		Michael Nwoko misses two point layup
18:02		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
17:44		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
17:14		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
17:12		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
17:01	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Michael Nwoko assists)	0-8
16:32		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
16:30		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
16:22		Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
16:22	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 3	0-9
16:22	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 3	0-10
16:22	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 3 of 3	0-11
15:56	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point jump shot	2-11
15:31		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
15:29		Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
15:18		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
15:16		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
15:03	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot	2-14
14:46		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
14:44		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
14:44		Jaemyn Brakefield personal foul
14:44		TV timeout
14:26		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
14:24		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
14:01	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot	4-14
13:39	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	4-16
13:25		Dre Davis misses three point jump shot
13:23		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
13:15	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	4-18
13:15		Davon Barnes shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
13:15		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:15		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
12:46	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot	7-18
12:28		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass)
12:20		KeShawn Murphy personal foul
12:04		Dre Davis misses two point jump shot
12:02		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
11:42		KeShawn Murphy turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals)
11:36	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)	9-18
11:14		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:12		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
11:05	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	9-21
10:47		Dre Davis misses three point jump shot
10:45		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
10:33		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
10:31		Eduardo Klafke defensive rebound
10:23	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point layup	11-21
10:23		Claudell Harris Jr. shooting foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
10:23		TV timeout
10:23	+1	Jaylen Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-21
10:07		Bulldogs turnover (5-second violation)
9:46		Malik Dia turnover (lost ball) (RJ Melendez steals)
9:18		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
9:16		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
9:08		Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball) (Dre Davis steals)
8:53	+2	Davon Barnes makes two point jump shot	14-21
8:41		Josh Hubbard turnover (bad pass) (Malik Dia steals)
8:36		Eduardo Klafke misses three point jump shot
8:34		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
8:25	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	14-24
8:01		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
7:59		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
7:59		Eduardo Klafke personal foul
7:59		TV timeout
7:39	+2	Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point layup	14-26
7:25	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	17-26
7:14		Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball) (Jaemyn Brakefield steals)
6:51		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
6:49		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
6:36		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
6:31		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
6:29		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:27		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
6:16		Malik Dia turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
5:58		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:56		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
5:33		Malik Dia turnover (Josh Hubbard steals)
5:25		Josh Hubbard turnover (Sean Pedulla steals)
5:16		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
5:14		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
5:09		Mikeal Brown-Jones shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-27
5:09	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-28
4:58		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
4:51		Josh Hubbard turnover (bad pass)
4:44		Riley Kugel personal foul
4:24	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	19-28
3:57		Jaylen Murray personal foul
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-29
3:57		Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:57		Eduardo Klafke defensive rebound
3:35		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
3:33		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
3:24		Jaemyn Brakefield shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
3:24		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:24		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:24		Riley Kugel offensive rebound
3:16	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point dunk (Cameron Matthews assists)	19-31
3:15		Rebels 30 second timeout
2:57		Malik Dia misses two point jump shot
2:55		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
2:51	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	19-33
2:31	+2	Malik Dia makes two point dunk	21-33
2:12	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point jump shot (KeShawn Murphy assists)	21-35
1:57		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Riley Kugel steals)
1:50		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:48		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
1:41	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot	23-35
1:11		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
1:09		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
1:06	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	23-37
0:52	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Mikeal Brown-Jones assists)	26-37
0:47		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:37		Dre Davis blocks Josh Hubbard's two point layup
0:35		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
0:33		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
0:31		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
0:27	+3	Dre Davis makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Klafke assists)	29-37
0:01		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MISS
Rebels
45
MSST
Bulldogs
37

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Dre Davis misses two point jump shot
19:43		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
19:32		Davon Barnes shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
19:32		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:32		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:32		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
19:21		Dre Davis turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
18:52		Cameron Matthews misses two point jump shot
18:50		Rebels defensive rebound
18:39	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot	31-37
18:15		RJ Melendez misses two point layup
18:13		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
17:54	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot (Malik Dia assists)	33-37
17:33		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point layup
17:32		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
17:32		Jump ball. Michael Nwoko vs. Malik Dia (Michael Nwoko gains possession)
17:22		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
17:20		Josh Hubbard offensive rebound
17:17	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	33-39
17:00		Michael Nwoko shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
17:00		Jaemyn Brakefield misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:00	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-39
16:45		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
16:45		Eduardo Klafke defensive rebound
16:35		RJ Melendez shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
16:35	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-39
16:28		Matthew Murrell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:28		Dre Davis offensive rebound
16:28		Dre Davis turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
16:28		Dre Davis personal foul
16:21		RJ Melendez turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Murrell steals)
16:12	+3	Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Dre Davis assists)	38-39
15:56		KeShawn Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Dre Davis steals)
15:39		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
15:39		TV timeout
15:35		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
15:33		Matthew Murrell offensive rebound
15:22		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
15:20		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
15:05	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists)	38-42
14:36		Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
14:34		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
14:33		Dre Davis personal foul
14:19	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk (KeShawn Murphy assists)	38-44
14:04		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
14:02		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
13:47		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
13:45		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
13:39		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
13:37		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
13:34	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	38-46
13:23	+3	Malik Dia makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	41-46
12:56		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
12:54		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
12:26	+3	Malik Dia makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	44-46
12:04	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot	44-48
11:43	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)	47-48
11:27	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (KeShawn Murphy assists)	47-51
11:05		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
11:03		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
10:57		Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point layup
10:55		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
10:55		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
10:55		TV timeout
10:55	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-52
10:55		Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:55		Malik Dia defensive rebound
10:32		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
10:17		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
10:15		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
10:04		Malik Dia shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
10:04		RJ Melendez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:04	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-53
9:36		Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot
9:34		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
9:27		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover
9:16		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
9:14		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)	47-55
8:50	+3	Eduardo Klafke makes three point jump shot (Malik Dia assists)	50-55
8:24		Sean Pedulla personal foul
8:13		RJ Melendez misses two point layup
8:11		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:00		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
7:58		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
7:43	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Dre Davis assists)	53-55
7:40		TV timeout
7:40		Mikeal Brown-Jones flagrant 1 (Shawn Jones Jr. draws the foul)
7:40	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	53-56
7:40	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-57
7:26	+3	Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	53-60
7:07		KeShawn Murphy personal foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
7:00		KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
7:00		Sean Pedulla misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:00		Sean Pedulla misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:00		Mikeal Brown-Jones offensive rebound
6:51	+2	Dre Davis makes two point jump shot	55-60
6:36		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dre Davis steals)
6:17	+3	Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)	58-60
5:50		Dre Davis personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
5:50	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-61
5:50		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:50		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
5:32		Jump ball. Jaylen Murray vs. Shawn Jones Jr. (Jaylen Murray gains possession)
5:27		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
5:25		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
5:10		Dre Davis misses three point jump shot
5:08		Matthew Murrell offensive rebound
5:06		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-61
5:06	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-61
4:50		Jaemyn Brakefield shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
4:50	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-62
4:43	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup	62-62
4:25	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot	62-65
4:09	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	65-65
3:44	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk (RJ Melendez assists)	65-67
3:22		TV timeout
3:17		Riley Kugel blocks Matthew Murrell's two point jump shot
3:15		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
2:57		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
2:55		Dre Davis defensive rebound
2:41		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
2:39		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
2:22	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	65-69
2:07	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point layup	67-69
2:06		Rebels 30 second timeout
2:06		TV timeout
1:55		KeShawn Murphy misses two point dunk
1:53		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
1:48	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	67-71
1:34		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
1:32		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
1:27		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass)
1:03	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot	69-71
1:02		Rebels 30 second timeout
0:45		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
0:43		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
0:40	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	69-73
0:33	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup	71-73
0:24		Sean Pedulla personal foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
0:24		RJ Melendez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-74
0:14		Rebels 60 second timeout
0:09	+3	Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot	74-74
0:01		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
MISS
Rebels
7
MSST
Bulldogs
10

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Jaemyn Brakefield vs. KeShawn Murphy (Rebels gains possession)
4:42		Dre Davis offensive foul
4:42		Dre Davis turnover (offensive foul)
4:25		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
4:23		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point dunk	76-74
3:30	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	76-76
3:04		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
3:02		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
2:43		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
2:41		Dre Davis defensive rebound
2:19		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
2:19	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-76
2:19		Sean Pedulla misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:19		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
2:12		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:12		TV timeout
2:03		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
2:01		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
1:59		Riley Kugel personal foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
1:59		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:59		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
1:50		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
1:48		Davon Barnes defensive rebound
1:37		RJ Melendez blocks Matthew Murrell's two point layup
1:35		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
1:27	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	77-79
1:01		Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot
0:59		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
0:50		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:40		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
0:38		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
0:35	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	77-81
0:31		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
0:30		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
0:30	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point dunk	79-81
0:30		Rebels 30 second timeout
0:27		Dre Davis personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
0:27		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-82
0:20		Official timeout
0:20		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Riley Kugel steals)
0:19		RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals)
0:12		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
0:11		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
0:11		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-83
0:11	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-84
0:11		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:04		Shawn Jones Jr. flagrant 1 (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	80-84
0:04	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	81-84
0:01		Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
0:00		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

RJ Melendez defensive rebound