Brakefield, Burns Lead Males’s Basketball to 78-74 Victory at Georgia
ext Sport: South Carolina 2/11/2023 | 12 PM SEC Group Subsequent Sport Full Schedule Feb. 11 (Sat) / 12 PM South Carolina
ATHENS, Ga. – With 15 lead modifications and 13 ties, one different shut recreation for the Rebels obtained right here up as a win as a result of the Ole Miss males’s basketball workforce defeated Georgia 78-74 on Tuesday evening time at Stegeman Coliseum.
“We talked about worthwhile February, and that’s maybe the seventh SEC recreation like this, the place you may sit once more and have 4 or 5 additional wins, nevertheless we don’t,” Ole Miss head coach Kermit Davis talked about. “We’re 1-1 in February and we get to return residence for South Carolina on Saturday, so we’re merely trying to win some back-to-back video video games to get some momentum. It is just a very happy locker room after getting a much-needed win on the freeway.”
The Rebels (10-14, 2-9 SEC) trailed on the primary media timeout 10-8, sooner than Jaemyn Brakefield sunk one in all his two three suggestions in regards to the evening time to put Ole Miss on prime by two moments later. The junior forward posted a career-high for first half elements, as Brakefield scored 14 throughout the first 20 minutes of movement with a pair of makes from deep.
The Bulldogs (14-10, 4-7 SEC) made a run to open the second half, going up by 5, 42-37 early throughout the interval. It wasn’t until 5:32 was left to play that Ole Miss retook the lead, as a free throw from Myles Burns made it a 61-60 recreation. After Georgia inched in entrance on a pair of free throws, Brakefield retaliated with a jumper, with a pair of conversions from the charity stripe by Burns and highly effective drive and layup by contact from Matthew Murrell giving the Rebels a 4 stage lead.
With a minute left to play, the Bulldogs acquired inside one stage of Ole Miss, nevertheless free throws by Murrell late put the game away, as a result of the Rebels gained by 4.
Brakefield was the primary scorer for the Rebels, as he accomplished with a career-high 24 elements to associate with seven rebounds and 4 assists. In two video video games at Stegeman Coliseum, Brakefield is averaging 21.5 elements, 5.5 rebounds, and three assists, after setting his earlier career-high in elements with 19 closing season.
Setting a season-best for elements in a recreation, Burns added 20 elements to associate with his six rebounds, two steals, and a block. This marked the first time Ole Miss had two 20-point scorers in a recreation this season, with the ultimate approaching January 24 in the direction of Florida closing 12 months in a 70-54 win at residence.
Murrell added 14 elements as properly after starting his first recreation since his hurt at Arkansas. Georgia was led by Braelen Bridges with 26 elements and 11 rebounds.
“Jaemyn and Myles had been terrific, and Matt Murrell down the stretch on the road as properly,” Davis talked about. “Complete, I was merely truly joyful. On the end we acquired up three and we had been going to foul, and I assumed we executed that properly after which Matt made an infinite rebound on the free throw.”
Ole Miss returns residence subsequent to host South Carolina on Saturday, February 11 at noon on the SEC Group.
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