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No. 19 Mississippi squanders double-digit lead, bounces back to beat South Carolina 72-68

AP
Feb 12, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Malik Dia hit a 3-pointer with just over two minutes remaining that put Mississippi ahead to stay and finished with 18 points as 19th-ranked Ole Miss beat South Carolina 72-68 on Wednesday night.

The Rebels (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) squandered a 12-point lead in the second half before Dia led a comeback.

Dia had 12 of his points in the final six minutes, including a three-point play that moved Mississippi back in front after South Carolina led 58-57.

South Carolina had a last chance to move in front in the final minute, but Collin Murray-Boyles fumbled the ball on a drive and Dre Davis picked it up for Ole Miss.

It was the latest heartbreaker for the Gamecocks (10-14, 0-11), who have lost 11 straight games to start SEC play.

Murray-Boyles led South Carolina with 20 points.

Jaeman Brakefield had 14 points and Davis 12 for Ole Miss, which has won three of its last four games.

Mississippi: The Rebels are very much in the hunt for a top-four SEC seed and a double-bye in the league tournament next month. They’ll need crisper play down the stretch.

South Carolina: Not sure where the losing-streak buster is on the Gamecocks' schedule. They’re at No. 3 Florida and LSU next and also play at Missouri and Tennessee over the next three weeks. Games at home are against Texas, Arkansas and Georgia.

Dia, playing with four fouls, had a three-point play to put the Rebels back in front, 60-58, with 6:24 to play after South Carolina took the lead.

Ole Miss came in ninth in SEC foul shooting, but made 14 of 17 against South Carolina.

Mississippi plays rival and 22nd-ranked Mississippi State on Saturday, and South Carolina is at No. 3 Florida on Saturday.

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1st Half
MISS
Rebels
42
SCAR
Gamecocks
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malik Dia vs. Nick Pringle (Gamecocks gains possession)
19:45	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point layup	0-2
19:21		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
19:16	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point layup	0-4
18:45	+3	Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot	3-4
18:23		Malik Dia blocks Nick Pringle's two point dunk
18:21		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Dre Davis makes two point layup	5-4
17:43	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	5-6
17:42		Dre Davis shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
17:42		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:42		Malik Dia defensive rebound
17:25	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	7-6
16:57		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
16:55		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
16:47	+3	Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)	10-6
16:28		Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals)
16:17	+2	Dre Davis makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	12-6
15:51		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
15:49		Jamarii Thomas offensive rebound
15:42		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (lost ball) (Jaemyn Brakefield steals)
15:35		TV timeout
15:26		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
15:24		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
15:13	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot	12-8
14:52	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup	14-8
14:38		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
14:36		Gamecocks offensive rebound
14:33		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (traveling)
14:13		Malik Dia misses two point jump shot
14:11		Gamecocks defensive rebound
13:42		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point jump shot
13:40		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
13:32	+2	Dre Davis makes two point jump shot	16-8
13:19		Dre Davis shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
13:19	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-9
13:19	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-10
12:56		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
12:54		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
12:44	+3	Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot	16-13
12:27		Malik Dia turnover (lost ball) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
12:11		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point jump shot
12:09		Davon Barnes defensive rebound
12:04		Jacobi Wright personal foul
12:00		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals)
11:54		Malik Dia shooting foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
11:54		Official timeout
11:54		TV timeout
11:54		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:54	+1	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-14
11:50	+3	Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)	19-14
11:22		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:20		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot	21-14
10:45	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists)	21-16
10:45		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
10:45		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:45		Davon Barnes defensive rebound
10:25		Nick Pringle personal foul
10:12		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
10:09		Rebels offensive rebound
10:09		Jamarii Thomas personal foul
10:06	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point hook shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)	23-16
10:06		Cam Scott shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-16
9:50		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
9:49		Jamarii Thomas offensive rebound
9:49		Jaemyn Brakefield shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
9:49		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:49	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-17
9:31	+3	Davon Barnes makes three point jump shot	27-17
9:06		Mikeal Brown-Jones personal foul
9:06		Mikeal Brown-Jones technical foul
9:06		Zachary Davis technical foul
9:06		Mikeal Brown-Jones turnover
9:06		Zachary Davis turnover
9:06		Official timeout
9:05		Malik Dia shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
9:05		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:05	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-18
8:42		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
8:40		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
8:34	+3	Collin Murray-Boyles makes three point jump shot (Morris Ugusuk assists)	27-21
8:11	+3	Malik Dia makes three point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)	30-21
7:51		Jaemyn Brakefield blocks Nick Pringle's two point layup
7:49		Davon Barnes defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Davon Barnes makes two point jump shot	32-21
7:00	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	32-23
6:40		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
6:40		TV timeout
6:40	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-23
6:40		Malik Dia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:40		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
6:16		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
6:14		Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
5:58		Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (bad pass) (Zachary Davis steals)
5:44		Davon Barnes blocks Jamarii Thomas's two point layup
5:42		Malik Dia defensive rebound
5:30	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	36-23
5:02	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists)	36-25
5:02		Jaylen Murray shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-26
4:35		Dre Davis misses two point jump shot
4:33		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot	36-28
3:47		Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:47	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-28
3:47	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-28
3:23		Mikeal Brown-Jones blocks Collin Murray-Boyles's two point jump shot
3:21		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
3:12		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
3:12	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-28
3:12	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-28
2:50		Jaemyn Brakefield personal foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
2:50	+1	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-29
2:50	+1	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-30
2:21	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot	42-30
2:02		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
2:00		Gamecocks offensive rebound
1:50		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
1:50		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (offensive foul)
1:25		Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot
1:23		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
1:03	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	42-32
0:39		Jaylen Murray turnover (bad pass) (Zachary Davis steals)
0:30		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
0:27		Jaylen Murray personal foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
0:27		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:27		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
0:22		Rebels 30 second timeout
0:03		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
0:01		Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MISS
Rebels
30
SCAR
Gamecocks
36

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
19:47		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
19:29		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
19:27		Dre Davis defensive rebound
19:02		Dre Davis offensive foul
19:02		Dre Davis turnover (offensive foul)
18:53		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
18:51		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
18:46	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	44-32
18:31		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
18:29		Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
18:22		Malik Dia misses two point layup
18:20		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
17:56		Malik Dia shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
17:56		Jacobi Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:56	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-33
17:32		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses two point layup
17:30		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
17:09		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
17:09		Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:09	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-34
17:02	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup (Mikeal Brown-Jones assists)	46-34
16:41		Jaemyn Brakefield shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
16:41	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-35
16:41	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-36
16:25		Davon Barnes misses two point jump shot
16:23		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
16:15	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot	46-39
16:03		Jamarii Thomas personal foul
16:03		TV timeout
16:02		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
16:02	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-39
16:02	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-39
15:38		Malik Dia shooting foul (Morris Ugusuk draws the foul)
15:38	+1	Morris Ugusuk makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-40
15:38	+1	Morris Ugusuk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-41
15:29		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
15:27		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
15:09		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
15:07		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
14:56		Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
14:54		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
14:38		Zachary Davis turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals)
14:36		Jaemyn Brakefield turnover
14:21		Davon Barnes shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
14:21	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-42
14:21	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-43
14:06	+2	Dre Davis makes two point layup	50-43
13:39		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
13:37		Gamecocks offensive rebound
13:27		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
13:25		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
13:20	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point layup	50-45
12:55		Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Dre Davis's two point jump shot
12:53		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
12:46		Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
12:46	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-46
12:46		Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:46		Dre Davis defensive rebound
12:20	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot	53-46
12:02	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	53-49
11:44		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
11:42		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
11:25		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:23		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
11:09		Jamarii Thomas shooting foul (Dre Davis draws the foul)
11:09		TV timeout
11:09	+1	Dre Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-49
11:09	+1	Dre Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-49
10:49		Mikeal Brown-Jones blocks Collin Murray-Boyles's two point jump shot
10:47		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
10:33		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk blocks Matthew Murrell's two point layup
10:32		Rebels offensive rebound
10:26		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
10:24		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
10:06		Dre Davis shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
10:06		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:06	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-50
9:44		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
9:42		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
9:20	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Jamarii Thomas assists)	55-52
8:56		Zachary Davis shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
8:56	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-52
8:56	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-52
8:40		Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) (Mikeal Brown-Jones steals)
8:38		Jacobi Wright personal foul
8:19		Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot
8:17		Mikeal Brown-Jones offensive rebound
8:14		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses two point layup
8:12		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
8:09		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
8:07		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
8:06	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup	57-54
7:43		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
7:41		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
7:40		Mikeal Brown-Jones shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:40		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
7:39	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point layup	57-56
7:18		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
7:15		Gamecocks defensive rebound
6:57	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point jump shot	57-58
6:45		Rebels 30 second timeout
6:45		TV timeout
6:24	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)	59-58
6:24		Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
6:24	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-58
6:11		Jamarii Thomas misses two point layup
6:09		Jamarii Thomas offensive rebound
6:06		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:04		Rebels defensive rebound
5:40	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	62-58
5:12	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	62-60
4:58		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
4:56		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
4:55		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-61
4:55	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-62
4:33		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
4:31		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
4:02	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	62-64
3:43	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	64-64
3:43		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
3:43		TV timeout
3:41		Malik Dia misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:41		Dre Davis offensive rebound
3:41		Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Dre Davis's two point layup
3:39		Rebels offensive rebound
3:26		Malik Dia misses two point jump shot
3:24		Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound
3:08	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists)	64-66
2:57		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
2:55		Malik Dia offensive rebound
2:51	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	66-66
2:31		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
2:29		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
2:16		Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Dre Davis's two point jump shot
2:14		Dre Davis offensive rebound
2:05	+3	Malik Dia makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	69-66
1:38	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	69-68
1:36		Gamecocks 60 second timeout
1:08		Malik Dia misses two point jump shot
1:06		Rebels turnover (shot clock violation)
1:05		Rebels 30 second timeout
0:52		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (bad pass) (Dre Davis steals)
0:22	+2	Dre Davis makes two point layup	71-68
0:22		Rebels 60 second timeout
0:12		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
0:10		Zachary Davis offensive rebound
0:06		Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass)
0:06		Official timeout
0:05		Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-68
0:05		Jaemyn Brakefield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
0:01		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
0:01		Gamecocks offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Gamecocks offensive rebound