Oxford, Miss. (AP) – Jaemyn Brakefield scored his 19 points in the last 11 minutes, including a basket of shooting with 7 seconds to play which raised the Mississippi on n ° 4 of Tennessee 78-76 Wednesday evening.
Brakefield has bounced a 3-point pointer from Sean Pedulla and fought the traffic inside to convert the decisive lay-up. Malik Dia and Dre Davis collected 13 points each for Ole Miss (21-9, 10-7 Southeastern Conference), and Matthew Murrell added 12.
The rebels have a 5-0 file in the matches decided by four points or less since the end of January.
Le Tennessee (24-6, 11-6) had an opportunity in the last seconds, but a short race of Igor Milicic Jr. rebounded on the edge. The defeat aroused a sequence of four consecutive victories.
Jordan Gainey scored 17 points, Chaz Lanier had 15 and Felix Okpara added 13 points and seven rebounds for volunteers. The Tennessee led 41-36 at halftime and 56-49 with 10:38 on the left before Ole Miss rallied.
