Oxford Reporter

Men’s Basketball Loses Battle with No. 24 Texas A&M 69-61

Leading for a majority of the first half, the Ole Miss men's basketball team surrendered the lead right before the break, battling throughout before ultimately falling short 69-61 to No. 24 Texas A&M on Tuesday night in the SJB Pavilion.

 

The Rebels (11-19, 3-14 SEC) got it started on senior night with a three from Robert Allen, before taking an 11-point lead at 14:28 on the clock. A three by Matthew Murrell put Ole Miss up 12, their largest lead of the game, before the Aggies (22-8, 14-3 SEC) began to climb back. With 8:18 left in the first half, Texas A&M evened the score at 20 points, eventually taking a six-point advantage into the midway break.

 

Trailing by 10 early in the second half, the Rebels got it within two on back-to-back threes from Murrell and TJ Caldwell. However, the Aggies were able to stave off the Ole Miss comeback attempt.

 

Murrell set a season-high for points with 26 for the Rebels, connecting on a career-high eight three pointers. The junior guard tied the SJB Pavilion record for threes in a game, and is tied for the third-most makes from deep in a game in school history, with the most recent being Breein Tyree in December 2019. The Aggies were led by Tyrece Radford with 13 points.

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