NCAAB

Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Ole Miss Rebels

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
4-6, 0-4 Away
Final
46 - 77
Ole Miss Rebels
9-1, 5-0 Home

Pedulla hits 6 3-pointers to lead No. 19 Ole Miss to 77-46 win over Southern Miss

Highlight: Ole Miss cranks up defense to stymie Southern Miss

Jaylen Murray had 14 points and made four 3s for the Rebels (9-1) in the neutral-site game at Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Davon Barnes added nine points and a career-high 11 rebounds and Jaemyn Brakefield scored 10.

The Golden Eagles (4-6) were led by Denijay Harris, who had 16 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. But he got little support and Southern Miss shot just 16 of 49 (32.7%).

Pedulla had 15 points and five 3s by halftime to help the Rebels take a 38-28 lead that turned into a rout. Ole Miss outscored Southern Miss 39-18 in the second half.

Takeaways Ole Miss: The Rebels continue to thrive against lesser competition, even with guard Matthew Murrell missing his second straight game with a lower-body injury.

Southern Miss: Harris made 6 of 12 field goals. The rest of the team went 10 of 37 (27%).

Key moment It didn't take long for Ole Miss to take control in either half. The Rebels scored 12 straight points and were up 16-2 less than seven minutes into the game and did it again with nine straight points to open the second half, including two inside baskets from Barnes and Murray's 3-pointer.

Key stat Ole Miss had nine 3-pointers in the first half and went 13 of 32 for the game (40.6%). Southern Miss struggled from the perimeter, making just four 3s in 23 attempts (17.4%).

Up next Southern Miss hosts Lamar and Ole Miss hosts Southern on Tuesday night.

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Matchup Prediction

Ole Miss: 97.1%
Southern Miss: 2.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 46 - 77
2nd 0:20 Lieb Yat made Free Throw. 46 - 77
2nd 0:20 Lieb Yat made Free Throw. 45 - 77
2nd 0:20 Foul on Ja'Von Benson. 44 - 77
2nd 0:20 Southern Miss Defensive Rebound. 44 - 77

Statistics

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16-49 FG 26-58
32.7 Field Goal % 44.8
4-23 3PT 13-32
17.4 Three Point % 40.6
10-15 FT 12-20
66.7 Free Throw % 60.0
34 Rebounds 40
9 Offensive Rebounds 13
25 Defensive Rebounds 27
12 Assists 17
5 Steals 12
8 Blocks 5
17 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 24
4 Fast Break Points 18
20 Points in Paint 22
16 Fouls 14
0 Largest Lead 33

Game Information

Venue: Mississippi Coast Coliseum

Location: Biloxi, MS
Attendance: 2,928 | Capacity:

2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
James Madison 13-4 - 20-10
Arkansas State 12-5 1 21-9
South Alabama 12-5 1 20-10
Troy 12-5 1 19-10
Marshall 11-6 2 18-12
App State 10-7 3 17-12
Texas State 8-9 5 15-15
Georgia State 8-9 5 13-17
Louisiana 8-9 5 11-19
Georgia Southern 7-10 6 15-15
Old Dominion 7-10 6 11-19
Southern Miss 5-12 8 10-20
Coastal Carolina 3-14 10 10-20
UL Monroe 3-14 10 7-23

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 14-1 - 26-2
Alabama 12-3 2 23-5
Florida 11-4 3 24-4
Tennessee 10-5 4 23-5
Missouri 10-5 4 21-7
Texas A&M 9-6 5 20-8
Ole Miss 8-7 6 19-9
Kentucky 8-7 6 19-9
Mississippi State 7-8 7 19-9
Vanderbilt 7-8 7 19-9
Arkansas 6-9 8 17-11
Georgia 5-10 9 17-11
Texas 5-10 9 16-12
Oklahoma 4-11 10 17-11
LSU 3-12 11 14-14
South Carolina 1-14 13 11-17
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