Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Ole Miss Rebels

Feb 15, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSST	40	41	81
MISS	33	38	71

Game Recap

Melendez scores 17 points to lead No. 22 Mississippi State to 81-71 win over No. 19 Ole Miss. R.J. Melendez had 17 points to lead No. 22 Mississippi State's balanced offense for an 81-71 win over No. 19 Mississippi and a season sweep of its in-state rival on Saturday night.

Player Stats

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Mike Nwoko	14	3-4	0-1	1-2	3	0	1	1	1	4	7
22RJ Melendez	25	7-11	2-5	1-2	5	0	1	0	1	4	17
4Cameron Matthews	34	1-6	0-1	4-8	8	4	2	1	4	3	6
2Riley Kugel	28	4-10	1-6	2-2	3	3	4	0	2	2	11
12Josh Hubbard	35	4-14	2-8	6-6	5	4	0	1	2	2	16
3KeShawn Murphy	18	5-9	0-1	0-1	8	2	0	2	2	4	10
5Shawn Jones Jr.	21	1-4	0-3	2-4	4	0	1	2	0	3	4
0Claudell Harris Jr.	19	3-7	2-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	10
6Dellquan Warren	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0


TOTAL	-	28-6543.1%	7-2725.9%	18-2766.7%	40	14	9	7	12	24	81

OLE MISS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Malik Dia	17	2-6	1-3	4-6	8	0	2	1	1	2	9
3Sean Pedulla	33	4-14	3-10	2-2	4	4	1	0	4	4	13
11Matthew Murrell	28	2-6	0-3	2-2	6	3	2	0	0	3	6
14Dre Davis	25	3-8	0-2	0-0	3	4	0	2	2	1	6
5Jaylen Murray	25	5-8	2-2	2-2	2	1	1	0	2	2	14
1Mikeal Brown-Jones	11	2-4	0-1	2-3	0	0	0	1	0	2	6
4Jaemyn Brakefield	21	3-8	0-1	4-5	2	1	2	0	0	3	10
10John Bol	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Eduardo Klafke	10	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
6Robert Cowherd	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Davon Barnes	22	2-5	0-1	3-4	4	0	0	0	1	3	7
TOTAL	-	23-6038.3%	6-2425.0%	19-2673.1%	30	14	8	4	11	22	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSSTMISS

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Ole Miss.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Mississippi State.
(19:35) Dre Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:32) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:16) Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley Kugel.
30
+3 (19:01) Malik Dia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Pedulla.
33
+3 (18:45) RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
63
+2 (18:29) Jaylen Murray made Layup. Assisted by Dre Davis.
65
(18:03) Riley Kugel missed Layup.
(18:00) Malik Dia Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:43) Sean Pedulla made Three Point Jumper.
68
(17:19) Riley Kugel Turnover.
(17:19) Sean Pedulla Steal.
+2 (17:14) Matthew Murrell made Layup. Assisted by Sean Pedulla.
610
(17:07) Foul on Malik Dia.
+1 (17:07) Michael Nwoko made Free Throw.
710
(17:06) Michael Nwoko missed Free Throw.
(17:05) Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
(16:46) Dre Davis missed Jumper.
(16:42) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
(16:28) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:25) Sean Pedulla Defensive Rebound.
(16:22) Sean Pedulla Turnover.
(16:22) Riley Kugel Steal.
(16:05) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:03) Ole Miss Defensive Rebound.
(16:03) Foul on Michael Nwoko.
+2 (15:49) Jaemyn Brakefield made Layup.
712
(15:23) Claudell Harris Jr. missed Jumper.
(15:20) Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Mikeal Brown-Jones missed Layup.
(15:01) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:50) RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
(14:46) RJ Melendez Turnover.
(14:46) Matthew Murrell Steal.
+3 (14:40) Jaylen Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Murrell.
715
(14:27) Foul on Jaylen Murray.
+2 (14:10) KeShawn Murphy made Jumper.
915
(13:44) Jaylen Murray missed Jumper.
(13:42) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:26) KeShawn Murphy made Layup.
1115
(13:03) Sean Pedulla missed Layup.
(12:58) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:44) Davon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(12:42) Foul on Cameron Matthews.
+3 (12:29) Sean Pedulla made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Murrell.
1118
(12:02) KeShawn Murphy Turnover.
(12:02) Jaylen Murray Steal.
(11:56) Sean Pedulla missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:56) Shawn Jones Jr. Block.
(11:53) Dellquan Warren Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) KeShawn Murphy Turnover.
(11:43) Malik Dia Turnover.
(11:43) Michael Nwoko Steal.
+2 (11:34) Michael Nwoko made Dunk. Assisted by Dellquan Warren.
1318
(11:14) Davon Barnes missed Jumper.
(11:11) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Shawn Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:51) Malik Dia Defensive Rebound.
(10:35) Malik Dia missed Layup.
(10:32) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(10:27) KeShawn Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:24) Dre Davis Defensive Rebound.
(10:22) Foul on Dellquan Warren.
(9:59) Jaemyn Brakefield missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:57) Riley Kugel Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Riley Kugel Turnover.
(9:52) Jaemyn Brakefield Steal.
+2 (9:47) Matthew Murrell made Layup. Assisted by Jaemyn Brakefield.
1320
+2 (9:22) KeShawn Murphy made Jumper.
1520
+2 (8:49) Jaemyn Brakefield made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Murray.
1522
(8:49) Foul on Riley Kugel.
(8:49) Jaemyn Brakefield missed Free Throw.
(8:47) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(8:40) Foul on Sean Pedulla.
+2 (8:25) Riley Kugel made Jumper.
1722
(8:14) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
(8:08) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
(8:02) Sean Pedulla missed Layup.
(8:02) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
(8:01) Foul on Mikeal Brown-Jones.
(7:44) Cameron Matthews missed Layup.
(7:41) Michael Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:39) Michael Nwoko made Jumper.
1922
(7:19) Davon Barnes Turnover.
(7:10) Cameron Matthews missed Dunk.
(7:10) Malik Dia Block.
(7:06) Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Jaemyn Brakefield missed Layup.
(7:00) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:57) RJ Melendez made Jumper.
2122
(6:51) Foul on RJ Melendez.
+1 (6:51) Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
2123
+1 (6:51) Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
2124
(6:38) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
(6:21) Dre Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:20) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:56) Riley Kugel made Jumper.
2324
(5:41) Sean Pedulla missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:38) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Foul on Dre Davis.
(5:19) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:16) Jaemyn Brakefield Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:03) Dre Davis made Layup. Assisted by Eduardo Klafke.
2326
(4:54) Josh Hubbard Turnover.
(4:54) Jaemyn Brakefield Steal.
(4:43) Foul on Michael Nwoko.
(4:43) Malik Dia missed Free Throw.
(4:43) Ole Miss Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:43) Malik Dia made Free Throw.
2327
+2 (4:32) RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Matthews.
2527
(4:20) Foul on RJ Melendez.
+1 (4:20) Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
2528
+1 (4:20) Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
2529
(4:01) Foul on Eduardo Klafke.
+2 (3:44) Claudell Harris Jr. made Layup.
2729
+2 (3:33) Jaylen Murray made Layup.
2731
+3 (3:22) Claudell Harris Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Matthews.
3031
(3:05) Eduardo Klafke Turnover.
(3:05) Riley Kugel Steal.
(2:45) Foul on Jaemyn Brakefield.
+1 (2:45) Claudell Harris Jr. made Free Throw.
3131
+1 (2:45) Claudell Harris Jr. made Free Throw.
3231
(2:32) Jaemyn Brakefield missed Layup.
(2:29) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:15) Riley Kugel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
3531
(1:51) Jaemyn Brakefield missed Layup.
(1:49) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
(1:25) Claudell Harris Jr. missed Jumper.
(1:22) Shawn Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:19) Riley Kugel missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:16) Jaylen Murray Defensive Rebound.
(1:14) Foul on Claudell Harris Jr..
+1 (1:14) Jaylen Murray made Free Throw.
3532
+1 (1:14) Jaylen Murray made Free Throw.
3533
(1:01) Foul on Sean Pedulla.
+1 (1:01) Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.
3633
+1 (1:01) Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.
3733
(0:50) Dre Davis missed Jumper.
(0:46) Shawn Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:40) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:37) Malik Dia Defensive Rebound.
(0:20) Jaylen Murray Turnover.
(0:20) Cameron Matthews Steal.
(0:16) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
(0:16) Malik Dia Steal.
(0:13) Foul on Shawn Jones Jr..
(0:13) Eduardo Klafke missed Free Throw.
(0:13) Ole Miss Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:13) Eduardo Klafke missed Free Throw.
(0:12) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:08) Claudell Harris Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Matthews.
4033
(0:01) Matthew Murrell missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MSST

MISS

81Points71

28-65(43.1%)Field Goal(%)23-60(38.3%)

7-27(25.9%)3-Point(%)6-24(25.0%)

18-27(66.7%)Free Throw(%)19-26(73.1%)

48(14)Rebounds(Offensive)36(7)

14Assists14

9Steals8

7Blocks4

13Turnovers11

24(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

19Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, February 15, 2025 · 6:00 PM

SJB Pavilion · Oxford, MS

attendance: 9,759 (102.7%)

tv: ESPN2