Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 84, Colorado St. 69
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 16, 2024
Where: Landers Center, Southhaven, Mississippi
Officials: # Pat Adams, # Wil Howard, # Jason Baker
Attendance: 1652

Jaylen Murray scored 16 points, Mikeal Brown-Jones had 14 points and No. 25 Ole Miss held off Colorado State's rally in the second half for an 84-69 win in Southaven, Miss., on Saturday.

Dre Davis and Malik Dia contributed 11 points each and Matthew Murrell scored 10 for the Rebels (4-0). Ole Miss had only four turnovers and never trailed.

Jalen Lake finished with 21 points, Nique Clifford scored 18 and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson contributed 11 points for the Rams (3-1).

The Rebels scored the first six points of the game and increased their lead to 21-7 on a layup by Brown-Jones to cap an 8-0 run with 13:06 left in the first half.

Lake's 3-pointer broke a scoring drought of 5:35 for the Rams, but Ole Miss reeled off nine of the next 11 points to make it 30-12 with 8:21 left before halftime. Colorado State managed just six points over the next 4:46 and later trailed 43-19 before closing within 45-26 at intermission.

The Rams shot 40.7 percent in the first half and had nine turnovers that led to 10 points for the Rebels.

Crocker-Johnson opened the second half with two free throws, but Dia hit a turnaround jumper, Murrell drained one from deep and Brown-Jones converted a steal into a layup to give the Rebels a 54-30 lead.

Colorado State started to cut into the lead. Clifford hit a jumper, Kyan Evans made a 3-pointer and Lake hit a couple from behind the arc to pull the Rams within 56-41 with 13:29 left.

Ole Miss led 62-46 after a bucket by Murray, but two free throws by Kyle Jorgensen and 3-pointers by Clifford and Lake got the Rams within 63-54 with 8:24 left.

The Rebels made four free throws out of a timeout, but Colorado State kept pace to trail by nine with 5:43 left. Murray hit a long 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock to give Ole Miss a 70-58 lead, and the Rebels held on.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Colorado St.   Mississippi
Jalen Lake 21 Scoring Jaylen Murray 16
Nique Clifford 4 Assists Jaylen Murray 6
Nique Clifford 7 Rebounds Malik Dia 5
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson 5 Free Throws Made Mikeal Brown-Jones 6
N/A Steals Mikeal Brown-Jones 2
Nique Clifford 1 Blocks Dre Davis 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Colorado St. 69 48.0 9-26 10-11 18 25 1 0 15
Mississippi 84 50.9 9-19 19-26 15 24 1 9 4