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Brakefield scores 25, Ole Miss beats NC State 72-52 to stay unbeaten
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Jaemyn Brakefield scored a career-high 25 points and unbeaten Mississippi cruised to a 72-52 victory over NC State in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night.
Brakefield made 8 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers and all nine of his free throws for the Rebels (6-0). Allen Flanigan finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. Matthew Murrell and Jaylen Murray both scored 12 with Murray adding four assists.
Brakefield sank two 3-pointers and scored 13 points to lead Mississippi to a 35-27 lead at halftime. Ben Middlebrooks came off the bench to score 10 for the Wolfpack (4-2) before the intermission. Brakefield had a layup to open the second half, Murrell followed with a 3-pointer and the Rebels pushed their lead to double digits and stayed there.
Middlebrooks finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds for his first career double-double to lead NC State. Casey Morsell scored 12.
It was the first time the two programs squared off in the regular season. They played each other in 1928 and 1929 in the Southern Conference tournament. Ole Miss won the first matchup, but the Wolfpack beat the Rebels the next season 34-32 and then beat Duke for their first conference championship. NC State beat Ole Miss 77-54 in a 2000 NIT semifinal.
NC State travels to play Boston College on Saturday in an early ACC matchup. The Rebels will host Memphis on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. vs. Jamarion Sharp (Jaemyn Brakefield gains possession) | Â |
| 19:46 | | +2 | Allen Flanigan makes two point jump shot (Jamarion Sharp assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:27 |  | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:25 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:00 | | Â | Jaylen Murray misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:58 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:44 | | Â | Jayden Taylor turnover | Â |
| 18:32 | | +2 | Jaylen Murray makes two point layup (Allen Flanigan assists) | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists) | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | | +2 | Allen Flanigan makes two point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists) | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:22 | | Â | DJ Horne offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:14 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:12 | | Â | Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:55 | | Â | Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:53 | | Â | Rebels offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:48 | | Â | Casey Morsell shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:48 | | +1 | Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-7 |
| 16:48 | | +1 | Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-8 |
| 16:27 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:25 | | Â | Allen Flanigan defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:18 | | Â | Allen Flanigan misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:16 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:11 | | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup | 3-10 |
| 15:40 | | Â | Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | TJ Caldwell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | Jamarion Sharp offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:13 | | +2 | Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists) | 3-12 |
| 14:40 | | Â | Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:38 | | Â | Rebels defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:12 | | +2 | Allen Flanigan makes two point jump shot | 3-14 |
| 14:12 | | Â | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:50 | | Â | Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:24 | | Â | Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:22 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:11 | | +2 | Michael O'Connell makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists) | 5-14 |
| 13:00 | | +3 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists) | 5-17 |
| 12:41 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:12 | | Â | Rashaud Marshall misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:10 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:05 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup | Â |
| 12:04 | | Â | TJ Caldwell defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Rebels offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:50 | | Â | TJ Caldwell offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:46 | | Â | TJ Caldwell turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 11:27 | | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup | 7-17 |
| 11:16 | | +2 | Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot | 7-19 |
| 10:59 | | Â | Jamarion Sharp blocks DJ Horne's two point layup | Â |
| 10:57 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup | 9-19 |
| 10:45 | | Â | LJ Thomas shooting foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:45 | | Â | Jaylen Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 10:45 | | +1 | Jaylen Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-20 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (LJ Thomas assists) | 11-20 |
| 10:02 | | Â | Rashaud Marshall misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | LJ Thomas defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Matthew Murrell personal foul (LJ Thomas draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:39 | | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point dunk (DJ Horne assists) | 13-20 |
| 9:23 | | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:21 | | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:01 | | Â | Allen Flanigan blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup | Â |
| 8:59 | | Â | Wolfpack offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:59 | | Â | Allen Flanigan personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:52 | | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (LJ Thomas assists) | 15-20 |
| 8:16 | | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:14 | | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | LJ Thomas misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals) | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Allen Flanigan turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:11 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:09 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Matthew Murrell turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 6:49 | | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot | 17-20 |
| 6:25 | | +3 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 17-23 |
| 6:13 | | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot (LJ Thomas assists) | 19-23 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Jaylen Murray makes two point layup | 19-25 |
| 5:38 | | Â | Jump ball. (Rebels gains possession) | Â |
| 5:38 | | Â | Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals) | Â |
| 5:23 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:23 | | +1 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-26 |
| 5:23 | | +1 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-27 |
| 5:16 | | Â | Michael O'Connell turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals) | Â |
| 5:04 | | +3 | TJ Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 19-30 |
| 4:38 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:36 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:29 | | Â | Jaylen Murray shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:29 | | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-30 |
| 4:29 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:29 | | Â | Allen Flanigan defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:16 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Casey Morsell defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:09 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:07 | | Â | Casey Morsell offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Jamarion Sharp blocks Casey Morsell's two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Jayden Taylor offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:55 | | +2 | DJ Horne makes two point jump shot | 22-30 |
| 3:37 | | Â | Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:35 | | Â | Allen Flanigan offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-31 |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-32 |
| 3:11 | | +3 | DJ Horne makes three point jump shot | 25-32 |
| 2:38 | | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup | 25-34 |
| 2:38 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:38 | | +1 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-35 |
| 2:21 | | Â | Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Michael O'Connell offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:13 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | Matthew Murrell defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | TJ Caldwell shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Allen Flanigan defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:40 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield offensive foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:40 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 1:20 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals) | Â |
| 1:18 | | Â | Michael O'Connell personal foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | Austin Nunez misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:05 | | Â | TJ Caldwell offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | Casey Morsell defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | Casey Morsell misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Michael O'Connell offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:40 | | +2 | Michael O'Connell makes two point layup | 27-35 |
| 0:33 | | Â | Rebels 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:23 | | Â | Matthew Murrell turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals) | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Casey Morsell misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Allen Flanigan defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |