LIVE UPDATES: Ole Miss Opens SEC Tournament vs. Texas A&M
The Ole Miss Rebels will begin their trek in the SEC Tournament on Thursday night when they face the Texas A&M Aggies at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Barring an insane run in the conference tourney, the NCAA Tournament is likely out of reach for the No. 10-seeded Rebels, but this time in Nashville provides them an opportunity to establish some much-needed momentum after signing Chris Beard to an extension earlier this week.
The Rebels were blown out by the Aggies 86-60 on Saturday in Oxford to conclude a sour stretch that ended the regular season, and now the rematch is set to take place against A&M who snagged the No. 7 seed.
Follow along below for live updates between the Rebels and Aggies.
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PREGAME
Ole Miss has released its uniform combination for tonight's game, opting to go with its navy uniforms against the Aggies. You can view its uniform reveal here.
FIRST HALF
1H U16 -- Ole Miss is in front 8-7. Jaylen Murray and Allen Flanigan have three points apiece, but rebounding has been a bit of a struggle on the defensive end for the Rebels early on.
1H U12 -- A&M now leads the Rebels 15-13. Allen Flanigan is the early candidate for Ole Miss' MVP in this game, as he leads the way with eight points.
1H U8 -- Jaylen Murray has now caught fire for Ole Miss, and the Rebels are back in front 23-20. Murray has eight points and has hit two threes.
1H U4 -- A&M leads 27-23 with 4:21 to play in the half. Ole Miss has not scored in 2:27 of game time.
HALF: Texas A&M 35, Ole Miss 31 -- The Rebels tied the game at 31 and were able to climb to that point thanks to a Flagrant 1 foul on A&M. After the tie, the Rebels went scoreless for the last 2:47 of the half.
SECOND HALF
2H U16 -- Ole Miss trails A&M 40-38. Jaemyn Brakefield currently leads the Rebels with 11 points.
2H U12 -- A&M's lead has grown to 46-41. The Rebels continue to hang around on Brakefield's impressive night, but A&M has responded thus far.
2H U8 -- The Aggies have grown their lead to 54-45, and they are 3-for-3 in their last few field goal attempts.
2H U4 -- Texas A&M leads Ole Miss 61-50, and the Rebels have a lot of work to do in the final four minutes if they have hopes of advancing to the next round of the SEC Tournament.
2H, 2:13 -- Suddenly, Ole Miss has life. The Rebels have cut the deficit to 61-58 with just over two minutes left to play.
END -- The Rebels fail to pull off the comeback, and they are eliminated in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
FINAL: Texas A&M 80, Ole Miss 71
