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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 63, Georgia 51
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2025
Where: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials: # Jason Baker, # Bart Lenox, # Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
Attendance: 8746

Jaemyn Brakefield and Matthew Murrell each scored 15 points to lift No. 24 Ole Miss to a 63-51 win over Georgia on Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Miss.

Dre Davis added nine points for the Rebels (12-2, 1-0 SEC), which rebounded from their loss at Memphis on Dec. 28.

Asa Newell collected 13 points and 13 rebounds for Georgia (12-2, 0-1), which saw its seven-game winning streak come to a halt. The Bulldogs shot 29.3 percent (17-for-58) from the field and 11.1 percent from 3-point range.

Trailing 28-26 at halftime, Murrell made consecutive baskets to begin the second half.

After Tyrin Lawrence's driving layup stopped the Rebels' run, Brakefield's triple jump started an 8-0 Rebels' spurt, extending Ole Miss' lead to 41-30 with 14:53 left.

Jaylen Murray's shot clock-beating bank shot put the Rebels ahead 44-32 with 11:48 remaining, but the Bulldogs held Ole Miss without a field goal until the 5:59 mark. Devon Barnes' layup ended an 11-1 Georgia run.

Brakefield then hit a deep 3-pointer, pushing Ole Miss' lead to 50-43 with 5:10 remaining.

After De'Shayne Montgomery's layup trimmed Georgia's deficit to 52-47 at the 4:29 mark, Brakefield and Davis each knocked down a pair of free throws to extend Ole Miss' lead. Brakefield and Murrell then each made baskets to push the Rebels' advantage to 60-47 with 1:12 remaining.

Newell's dunk with six seconds left accounted for Georgia's first field goal since Montgomery's with 4:29 left.

Ole Miss took a 10-4 lead on Sean Pedulla's 3-pointer and mid-range jumper with 15:26 left. Trailing 15-10, Newell's three-point play stamped a 5-0 Georgia run to knot the game at 15 at the 9:28 mark.

After Davis' hook shot put Ole Miss up 19-17, Dakota Leffew's triple began a 6-0 Georgia spurt.

Tied at 26, Silas Demary Jr.'s layup gave Georgia a 28-26 halftime advantage. Pedulla's seven points paced the Rebels in the first half, while Newell led Georgia with seven.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Georgia   Mississippi
Asa Newell 13 Scoring Jaemyn Brakefield 15
Justin Abson 2 Assists Matthew Murrell 3
Asa Newell 13 Rebounds Malik Dia 7
Blue Cain 4 Free Throws Made Matthew Murrell 5
Tyrin Lawrence 3 Steals Jaylen Murray 3
Asa Newell 2 Blocks Dre Davis 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgia 51 29.3 2-18 15-17 5 32 4 9 15
Mississippi 63 41.2 6-16 15-21 11 29 10 10 13