North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Ole Miss Rebels

Mar 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNC	26	38	64
MISS	44	27	71

Game Recap

Ole Miss holds off frantic UNC comeback to beat Tar Heels 71-64 in NCAA Tournament. Sean Pedulla maintained his belief in himself and his team even as Mississippi let most of a 22-point lead slip from its grasp.

Player Stats

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Ven-Allen Lubin	16	6-7	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	1	0	5	14
24Jae'Lyn Withers	16	1-3	1-2	2-3	2	1	0	0	2	1	5
9Drake Powell	37	3-11	2-4	0-0	7	4	1	1	0	1	8
3Elliot Cadeau	35	1-8	1-4	1-2	4	8	4	0	3	3	4
4RJ Davis	37	6-17	1-8	2-4	3	3	1	0	0	1	15
13Jalen Washington	17	4-5	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	1	1	2	8
5Cade Tyson	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
11Ian Jackson	10	0-3	0-2	1-2	0	0	1	0	2	2	1
7Seth Trimble	27	3-8	0-3	3-3	4	0	1	0	1	4	9
TOTAL	-	24-6338.1%	5-2420.8%	11-1668.8%	30	17	9	3	9	19	64

OLE MISS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Malik Dia	18	3-4	0-0	2-3	5	0	0	1	2	3	8
3Sean Pedulla	35	7-14	2-4	4-5	6	5	2	0	5	0	20
11Matthew Murrell	37	3-8	0-3	2-3	6	2	2	1	1	3	8
14Dre Davis	28	6-9	3-4	0-1	8	0	0	1	1	4	15
5Jaylen Murray	28	2-8	1-3	2-3	3	2	0	0	1	2	7
4Jaemyn Brakefield	27	3-8	2-5	4-6	3	4	0	0	3	1	12
8Eduardo Klafke	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
7Davon Barnes	19	0-2	0-0	1-2	4	0	1	0	1	4	1

TOTAL	-	24-5444.4%	8-2040.0%	15-2365.2%	39	13	6	3	14	17	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCMISS

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by North Carolina.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Ole Miss.
(19:41) Elliot Cadeau missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:38) Dre Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:02) Dre Davis made Dunk. Assisted by Sean Pedulla.
02
(18:43) Jae'Lyn Withers missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:40) Malik Dia Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:20) Dre Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Pedulla.
05
+2 (18:06) Ven-Allen Lubin made Dunk. Assisted by Elliot Cadeau.
25
+3 (17:48) Jaylen Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Pedulla.
28
(17:37) Drake Powell missed Jumper.
(17:37) Jaylen Murray Defensive Rebound.
(17:35) Matthew Murrell missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:35) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Jae'Lyn Withers Turnover.
(17:19) Matthew Murrell Steal.
(17:15) Sean Pedulla Turnover.
(17:15) Elliot Cadeau Steal.
(17:05) Elliot Cadeau Turnover.
+3 (16:49) Jaemyn Brakefield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Pedulla.
211
+2 (16:20) Ven-Allen Lubin made Layup. Assisted by Jae'Lyn Withers.
411
+3 (15:50) Dre Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Murrell.
414
+3 (15:26) Jae'Lyn Withers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Davis.
714
(15:09) Sean Pedulla missed Layup.
(15:05) RJ Davis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:01) RJ Davis made Three Point Jumper.
1014
(14:47) Foul on Ven-Allen Lubin.
+2 (14:40) Matthew Murrell made Jumper.
1016
(14:23) RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:20) Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) Davon Barnes missed Jumper.
(13:51) Drake Powell Defensive Rebound.
(13:39) Drake Powell missed Jumper.
(13:35) Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:26) Malik Dia made Layup.
1018
(13:06) Ian Jackson Turnover.
(13:06) Matthew Murrell Steal.
(12:52) Foul on Jaemyn Brakefield.
(12:52) Jaemyn Brakefield Turnover.
(12:31) Foul on Davon Barnes.
+1 (12:31) Ian Jackson made Free Throw.
1118
(12:31) Ian Jackson missed Free Throw.
(12:30) Dre Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:12) Malik Dia made Layup.
1120
(11:57) Foul on Malik Dia.
+1 (11:57) RJ Davis made Free Throw.
1220
(11:57) RJ Davis missed Free Throw.
(11:56) Sean Pedulla Defensive Rebound.
(11:38) Jaylen Murray Turnover.
(11:38) Ian Jackson Steal.
(11:32) Ian Jackson missed Layup.
(11:26) Ole Miss Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:11) Dre Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaemyn Brakefield.
1223
+2 (10:59) RJ Davis made Jumper.
1423
+3 (10:39) Jaemyn Brakefield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Murray.
1426
(10:21) Foul on Dre Davis.
(10:11) Ian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:08) Matthew Murrell Defensive Rebound.
(10:03) Foul on Ian Jackson.
(10:03) Jaylen Murray missed Free Throw.
(10:03) Ole Miss Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:03) Jaylen Murray made Free Throw.
1427
(9:36) Elliot Cadeau missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:32) Sean Pedulla Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:20) Dre Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Murrell.
1429
(9:09) Foul on Dre Davis.
+1 (9:09) Jae'Lyn Withers made Free Throw.
1529
+1 (9:09) Jae'Lyn Withers made Free Throw.
1629
(8:54) Jaemyn Brakefield Turnover.
(8:54) Seth Trimble Steal.
(8:47) RJ Davis missed Layup.
(8:44) Malik Dia Defensive Rebound.
(8:42) Foul on Ven-Allen Lubin.
(8:42) Jaemyn Brakefield missed Free Throw.
(8:42) Ole Miss Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:42) Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
1630
(8:30) Foul on Davon Barnes.
(8:17) Elliot Cadeau missed Layup.
(8:15) Sean Pedulla Defensive Rebound.
(8:02) Jaylen Murray missed Layup.
(8:00) RJ Davis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:41) Drake Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elliot Cadeau.
1930
(7:28) Foul on Seth Trimble.
+1 (7:28) Sean Pedulla made Free Throw.
1931
(7:28) Sean Pedulla missed Free Throw.
(7:28) Jae'Lyn Withers Defensive Rebound.
(7:14) Drake Powell missed Jumper.
(7:11) Foul on Malik Dia.
(7:11) Jae'Lyn Withers missed Free Throw.
(7:09) Davon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(7:08) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:58) Foul on Seth Trimble.
+2 (6:52) Sean Pedulla made Jumper.
1933
(6:29) Elliot Cadeau missed Layup.
(6:26) Elliot Cadeau Offensive Rebound.
(6:22) RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:20) Jaylen Murray Defensive Rebound.
(6:04) Foul on Drake Powell.
+1 (6:04) Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
1934
+1 (6:04) Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
1935
+2 (5:46) RJ Davis made Layup.
2135
(5:35) Jaemyn Brakefield missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:32) Jae'Lyn Withers Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Ian Jackson Turnover.
(5:28) Sean Pedulla Steal.
+2 (5:08) Jaylen Murray made Layup. Assisted by Jaemyn Brakefield.
2137
(5:08) Foul on Ian Jackson.
+1 (5:08) Jaylen Murray made Free Throw.
2138
(4:52) Foul on Jae'Lyn Withers.
(4:52) Jae'Lyn Withers Turnover.
(4:37) Jaemyn Brakefield missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:33) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
(4:23) Elliot Cadeau missed Jumper.
(4:20) Sean Pedulla Defensive Rebound.
(4:18) Sean Pedulla Turnover.
(4:18) Cade Tyson Steal.
+2 (4:13) RJ Davis made Layup.
2338
+3 (3:50) Sean Pedulla made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaemyn Brakefield.
2341
(3:31) RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:28) Jaemyn Brakefield Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Sean Pedulla missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:06) Drake Powell Defensive Rebound.
(3:03) Foul on Davon Barnes.
(3:03) RJ Davis missed Free Throw.
(3:01) Eduardo Klafke Defensive Rebound.
(2:55) Jaylen Murray missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:52) Jaemyn Brakefield Offensive Rebound.
(2:41) Sean Pedulla missed Layup.
(2:38) Drake Powell Defensive Rebound.
(2:29) Jae'Lyn Withers missed Jumper.
(2:25) Eduardo Klafke Defensive Rebound.
(2:05) Jaylen Murray missed Layup.
(2:00) Jaylen Murray Offensive Rebound.
(1:51) Sean Pedulla missed Jumper.
(1:48) Drake Powell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:35) Jalen Washington made Jumper. Assisted by Cade Tyson.
2541
(1:10) Foul on Jalen Washington.
+1 (1:10) Jaemyn Brakefield made Free Throw.
2542
(1:10) Jaemyn Brakefield missed Free Throw.
(1:09) Jaemyn Brakefield Offensive Rebound.
(0:48) Sean Pedulla missed Jumper.
(0:44) Jalen Washington Defensive Rebound.
(0:29) Cade Tyson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:28) Ole Miss Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:28) Foul on Jalen Washington.
+1 (0:28) Matthew Murrell made Free Throw.
2543
+1 (0:28) Matthew Murrell made Free Throw.
2544
(0:04) Foul on Jaylen Murray.
(0:04) Elliot Cadeau missed Free Throw.
(0:04) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:04) Elliot Cadeau made Free Throw.
2644
(0:01) Matthew Murrell missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Ole Miss Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNC

MISS

64Points71

24-63(38.1%)Field Goal(%)24-54(44.4%)

5-24(20.8%)3-Point(%)8-20(40.0%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)15-23(65.2%)

34(9)Rebounds(Offensive)40(9)

17Assists13

9Steals6

3Blocks3

9Turnovers14

19(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

0Largest Lead22

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