National Basketball Association
Mississippi 86, Lindenwood 53
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 7, 2024
Where: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials:
# Terry Oglesby, # Courtney Green, # Michael Swoboda
Attendance:
7106
By Field Level Media
Sean Pedulla scored 19 points and No. 23 Ole Miss used a dominant second half to run away from Lindenwood in an 86-53 victory Saturday night in Oxford, Miss.
Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points, Dre Davis had 12 and Davon Barnes added 11 for the Rebels (8-1), who outscored the Lions 47-20 in the second half.
Ole Miss, which shot a season-best 56.7 percent from the floor in its last game, an 86-63 victory at Louisville in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night, shot 57.7 percent in the second half and 51.7 percent for the game Saturday. It had a 38-18 scoring advantage in the paint.
Reggie Bass was the only Lindenwood player to score in double figures, finishing with 10 points. The Lions (3-6) shot 32 percent from the floor in the second half and 35.3 percent for the game. Ole Miss committed just seven turnovers and Lindenwood committed 15.
Jadis Jones made a layup to start the second-half scoring and get the Lions within four points, but the Rebels scored the next five points. Jones' three-point play got Lindenwood within six points, but Ole Miss increased the lead to 10 twice.
Davis then had six points and Pedulla added four during a 12-0 run that pushed the lead to 62-42. Markeith Browning II made a free throw to stop the run, but three Rebels made field goals and Eduardo Klafke added a 3-pointer for a commanding 71-45 lead.
Clayton Jackson made a 3-pointer to give Lindenwood its first lead, 8-7. The lead changed hands six more times before Jordan Wildy made two free throws to give the Lions a three-point lead.
Malik Dia's 3-pointer tied the score before Lindenwood took a four-point lead. Davis, Dia and Barnes made consecutive baskets to give the Rebels a 30-28 lead.
Bass made a 3-pointer that produced the sixth tie of the half before Brown-Jones converted a three-point play and Pedulla made a 3-pointer to give Ole Miss a 39-33 halftime lead.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Lindenwood |
|
Mississippi |
Reggie Bass 10 |
Scoring |
Sean Pedulla 19 |
Markeith Browning II 3 |
Assists |
Jaylen Murray 7 |
Markeith Browning II 8 |
Rebounds |
Dre Davis 6 |
Reggie Bass 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Sean Pedulla 5 |
Clayton Jackson 2 |
Steals |
Davon Barnes 3 |
Jadis Jones 1 |
Blocks |
Dre Davis 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Lindenwood
|
53 |
35.3 |
6-21 |
11-19 |
9 |
29 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
Mississippi
|
86 |
51.7 |
8-23 |
16-22 |
19 |
36 |
8 |
8 |
7 |