LIVE UPDATES: Ole Miss Rebels Welcome No. 20 South Carolina Gamecocks to SJB Pavilion
OXFORD, Miss. -- The Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team will look to spark a turnaround on Saturday afternoon when it welcomes the No. 20 South Carolina Gamecocks to the Sandy and John Black Pavilion. This is a must-win home game for the Rebels, as they were recently bounced from the Last Four In group following their road loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday.
Since starting the their 2023-24 campaign 13-0, the Rebels have gone 6-7 in their last 13 matchups, and have only won a single game in February so far.
Follow along below for live updates between Ole Miss and South Carolina. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m. CT in the SJB Pavilion, and you can find out how to watch the game here.
PREGAME
Ole Miss will be donning its all-white uniform set versus the Gamecocks, and you can view that uniform reveal here. Senior guard Matthew Murrell leads the Rebels in scoring entering Saturday's game with 17.2 points per game.
FIRST HALF
1H U16 -- Ole Miss won the opening tip, and Moussa Cisse quickly found the rim with a big jam to start the game. The Rebels jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but the Gamecocks went on a 6-0 scoring run and held Ole Miss to zero points in three minutes. South Carolina leads Ole Miss 8-4 at the first media timeout of the game.
1H U12 -- The Rebels' offensive struggles have continued, as they have only made one of their last 11 shot attempts. South Carolina leads the Rebels 13-8 at the U12 timeout in the first half.
1H U8 -- Ole Miss is staying in the fight, as the Gamecocks now only lead the Rebels 23-19 at the third media timeout of the half. Moussa Cissa and Allen Flanigan lead Ole Miss in scoring with six points each.
1H U4 -- The Rebels have hit a wall offensively, as they have not scored a bucket in the last three minutes. South Carolina leads Ole Miss 27-19 with less than four minutes in the first half.
HALF: South Carolina 36, Ole Miss 22
SECOND HALF
2H U16 -- Ole Miss is trailing South Carolina 43-29 at the first media timeout of the second half. Allen Flanigan was recently ejected from the game, so Moussa Cisse now leads the Rebels in scoring with nine points.
2H U12 -- Ole Miss is still trailing South Carolina 50-39 at the U12 timeout, but Jaemyn Brakefield gave the Rebels a spark with a big three-pointer ahead of the intermission.
2H U8 -- South Carolina leads Ole Miss 57-43 at the U8 timeout. Ole Miss will have to act fast if it want to win.
2H U4 -- Ole Miss is trailing South Carolina 68-51 with less than four minutes remaining in the game. The Rebels have not made a bucket in the last three and a half minutes.
FINAL: South Carolina 72, Ole Miss 59
