Jaemyn Brakefield, No. 24 Ole Miss too strong for Georgia

Jaemyn Brakefield, No. 24 Ole Miss too strong for Georgia

Jaemyn Brakefield and Matthew Murrell each scored 15 points to lift No. 24 Ole Miss to a 63-51 win over Georgia on Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Miss.Dre Davis added nine points for the Rebels (12-

Jaemyn Brakefield and Matthew Murrell each scored 15 points to lift No. 24 Ole Miss to a 63-51 win over Georgia on Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Miss.

Dre Davis added nine points for the Rebels (12-2, 1-0 SEC), which rebounded from their loss at Memphis on Dec. 28.

Asa Newell collected 13 points and 13 rebounds for Georgia (12-2, 0-1), which saw its seven-game winning streak come to a halt. The Bulldogs shot 29.3 percent (17-for-58) from the field and 11.1 percent from 3-point range.

Trailing 28-26 at halftime, Murrell made consecutive baskets to begin the second half.

After Tyrin Lawrence’s driving layup stopped the Rebels’ run, Brakefield’s triple jump started an 8-0 Rebels’ spurt, extending Ole Miss’ lead to 41-30 with 14:53 left.

Jaylen Murray’s shot clock-beating bank shot put the Rebels ahead 44-32 with 11:48 remaining, but the Bulldogs held Ole Miss without a field goal until the 5:59 mark. Devon Barnes’ layup ended an 11-1 Georgia run.

Brakefield then hit a deep 3-pointer, pushing Ole Miss’ lead to 50-43 with 5:10 remaining.

After De’Shayne Montgomery’s layup trimmed Georgia’s deficit to 52-47 at the 4:29 mark, Brakefield and Davis each knocked down a pair of free throws to extend Ole Miss’ lead. Brakefield and Murrell then each made baskets to push the Rebels’ advantage to 60-47 with 1:12 remaining.

Newell’s dunk with six seconds left accounted for Georgia’s first field goal since Montgomery’s with 4:29 left.

Ole Miss took a 10-4 lead on Sean Pedulla’s 3-pointer and mid-range jumper with 15:26 left. Trailing 15-10, Newell’s three-point play stamped a 5-0 Georgia run to knot the game at 15 at the 9:28 mark.

After Davis’ hook shot put Ole Miss up 19-17, Dakota Leffew’s triple began a 6-0 Georgia spurt.

Tied at 26, Silas Demary Jr.’s layup gave Georgia a 28-26 halftime advantage. Pedulla’s seven points paced the Rebels in the first half, while Newell led Georgia with seven.