National Basketball Association
Mississippi 70, Sam Houston St. 67
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 17, 2023
Where: C.M. 'Tad' Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials:
# Robert Felder, # Jason Baker, # Wil Howard
Attendance:
4445
By Field Level Media
Allen Flanigan scored a game-high 23 points and Ole Miss held off Sam Houston 70-67 Friday night in Oxford, Miss.
Matthew Murrell added 15 points for the Rebels (4-0), who completed their season-opening homestand undefeated.
Davon Barnes scored 22 points, Jaden Ray had 12 and Lamar Wilkerson added 11 to lead the Bearkats (1-3), who took 12 more shots from the floor than Ole Miss but were outscored 27-9 at the free-throw line.
Flanigan's layup started the second-half scoring to tie the game and there were four more ties, with Sam Houston always taking a two-point lead.
However, Ole Miss went on an 8-1 run to take a 49-44 lead. Sam Houston came back, taking a 63-58 lead on Wilkerson's 3-pointer with 4:12 to play.
The Rebels went on another run, this one 8-0, capped by Jaemyn Brakefield's three-point play for a 66-63 lead.
The Bearkats netted four straight points to lead by one, but Murray made a 3-pointer to give Ole Miss a 69-67 lead with 1:05 left.
Flanigan made one of two free throws to push the lead to three with nine seconds left, and Wilkerson missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds.
Barnes made two 3-pointers to help the Bearkats take a 54-50 lead.
Murrell made a 3-pointer to start the scoring, and Flanigan's later 3-pointer gave Ole Miss a 22-11 lead.
Marcus Boykin made a 3-pointer and Damon Nicholas Jr. added a basket as Sam Houston got within six points.
The Rebels rebuilt the lead to 10 points on a basket by Jamarion Sharp before Ray made consecutive 3-pointers to get the Bearkats within four.
Flanigan made a free throw before Sam Houston tied the score at 27 on two free throws by Wilkerson.
Barnes' 3-pointer gave the Bearkats a 33-31 halftime lead, their only lead of the half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Sam Houston St. |
|
Mississippi |
|
Davon Barnes 22 |
Scoring |
Allen Flanigan 23 |
|
Jaden Ray 5 |
Assists |
Jaylen Murray 4 |
|
Damon Nicholas Jr. 7 |
Rebounds |
Allen Flanigan 7 |
|
Davon Barnes 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Allen Flanigan 14 |
|
Damon Nicholas Jr. 3 |
Steals |
TJ Caldwell 2 |
|
Damon Nicholas Jr. 1 |
Blocks |
Jamarion Sharp 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Sam Houston St.
|
67 |
41.4 |
10-26 |
9-14 |
17 |
28 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
| Mississippi
|
70 |
43.5 |
3-18 |
27-34 |
15 |
30 |
8 |
6 |
13 |
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