COLUMBIA, S.C. — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Matthew Murrell made 5 3-pointers and scored 23 factors, Jayveous McKinnis had 14 factors and 10 rebounds and Mississippi beat South Carolina 70-58 on Tuesday evening for the Rebels' first SEC victory this season.
It was the primary SEC win for Ole Miss (9-9, 1-5) since beating Georgia on Feb. 19 earlier than dropping its last 4 convention video games final season.
Murrell scored 16 of his factors within the second half, together with 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to increase the Ole Miss result in 55-42 with 4:16 left. He completed two factors shy of his season excessive.
Freshman Amaree Abram added eight factors and James White, making his second profession begin, had seven factors for Ole Miss, which performs No. 25 Arkansas on Saturday.
Ole Miss led 30-20 on the break after holding South Carolina to 30% taking pictures. The Gamecocks went seven-plus minutes with out making a subject aim and closed the half making simply two of their last 14 pictures.
Ole Miss went on a 10-0 run within the second half, with 5 straight factors from TJ Caldwell, to take a 45-31 lead with 11 minutes left.
Star freshman Gregory Jackson II scored 15 factors on 5-of-20 taking pictures and Chico Carter Jr. added 12 factors for South Carolina (8-10, 1-4). The Gamecocks shot 37% from the sphere and have been outrebounded 43-31.