National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 80, Memphis 77
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 2, 2023
Where: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials: # Pat Adams, # Bart Lenox, # Owen Shortt
Attendance: 9416

Jaylen Murray scored seven of his game-high 22 points in the final 2 1/2 minutes and Ole Miss stayed undefeated by defeating Memphis 80-77 on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.

Matthew Murrell added 20 points and Allen Flanigan had 18 for the Rebels (7-0).

David Jones scored 22, Malcolm Dandridge had 13 and Nick Jourdain added 10 for the Tigers (5-2).

The Tigers started their second-half scoring with consecutive three-point plays by Jahvon Quinerly and Jaykwon Walton to open a 43-32 lead.

TJ Caldwell and Murrell each made a 3-pointer to help the Rebels close within three points.

Jones made consecutive layups, but Ole Miss went on an 11-2 run to grab a 53-51 lead.

Ashton Hardaway's 3-pointer put Memphis back on top and he made another jumper to push the lead to 65-59.

Flanigan scored eight points over a stretch and the Rebels took a one-point advantage. The lead changed hands twice -- once on a 3-pointer by Murray -- before Dandridge made a basket to tie the score at 75 with 1:24 left.

Murray's jumper gave Ole Miss a two-point lead, but Dandridge made a tying layup.

Murray scored on a driving layup to give the Rebels a 79-77 lead with 18 seconds remaining.

Memphis missed a shot and Jaemyn Brakefield made one of two free throws for a three-point lead before the Tigers missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds.

Flanigan scored the first four points of Ole Miss's 7-0 run to start the game.

Quinerly's layup produced Memphis' first points after more than two minutes and Jones scored the next seven points, giving the Tigers a 9-7 lead.

Flanigan's layup pulled the Rebels within a point before Memphis scored nine straight for a 19-9 lead.

Ole Miss scored the next five points and Murrell's 3-pointer trimmed the Tigers' lead to 23-22.

The Rebels got within one point on two more occasions, but they went scoreless for the final 2:54 and Memphis increased its lead to 37-30 at halftime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   Mississippi
David Jones 22 Scoring Jaylen Murray 22
Jahvon Quinerly 6 Assists Jaylen Murray 9
David Jones 7 Rebounds Jaemyn Brakefield 6
Jahvon Quinerly 3 Free Throws Made Allen Flanigan 6
David Jones 3 Steals Matthew Murrell 3
Malcolm Dandridge 3 Blocks Jaemyn Brakefield 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 77 42.5 3-18 12-15 12 34 5 9 13
Mississippi 80 45.3 11-22 11-15 19 36 10 6 13