No. 25 Ole Miss aims to clean up key areas vs. South Alabama
Ole Miss is using its pre-conference schedule to get ready for the rigors of the SEC season.
The No. 25 Rebels (2-0) had a surprisingly difficult time in their second game, rallying to edge visiting Grambling State 66-64 last Friday.
They will try to continue building toward conference play when they meet South Alabama (1-1) in another nonconference game Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss.
Ole Miss coach Chris Beard acknowledged that his team didn't play its best last time out, but he pointed out that the Tigers had seven returning starters from last year's team, which won the SWAC regular-season and tournament titles and won a game in the NCAA Tournament before losing to eventual national runner-up Purdue.
So the close call maybe should not have been all that surprising, and the bottom line was the final score.
"I'm not pleased with the way we played for 40 minutes, but I am pleased that we won the game," Beard said. "We have lots to learn from. We've got to play better, obviously."
The Rebels struggled with their 3-point shooting, making just 6 of 26, though Beard is unconcerned about that aspect of their game overall.
"We're going to be a good 3-point shooting team. It's who we are," Beard said. "This game the three wasn't our friend. Some of that was self-inflicted with our shot selection, but there were a lot of threes that we're going to take all day every day."
Ole Miss was able to overcome the poor 3-point shooting in part because of a disparity in turnovers. The Rebels scored 26 points off 22 Grambling turnovers and they committed just six turnovers themselves, leading to 11 Grambling points.
Another area that Ole Miss plans to work on before it faces South Alabama is its rebounding. The Tigers outrebounded the Rebels 39-33, leading to an 11-4 advantage in second-chance points.
"(Rebounding) will continue to be a focus," Beard said. "That's something we've got to get cleaned up."
In the end Ole Miss was able to overcome a 12-point second-half deficit thanks to a 20-0 run, though the game still went to the wire. Dre Davis led four players in double figures with 13 points; Jaylen Murray paces the Rebels with a 17.0 scoring average thus far.
South Alabama evened its record with a 70-64 road victory against Nicholls State last Friday. It trailed by four points before finishing with a 15-5 run in the final five minutes.
The Jaguars are hoping to build on that victory, because a point of emphasis for seventh-year head coach Richie Riley is for his team to hit its stride earlier than it has in recent seasons.
Last season the Jaguars won six of their last eight Sun Belt Conference regular-season games and finished 16-16 overall. Two years ago, they won 11 of their final 14 games to finish 19-16.
"I do feel like this team is operating at a much higher urgency level than we've operated at in a long time," Riley said. "We want to get off to a better start. The calling card of our team is we get better as the year goes on. We need to play better early."
Myles Corey has averaged 19.0 points and 9.5 assists through two games.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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16:13 | Â | Randy Brady turnover (lost ball) (Davon Barnes steals) | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Judah Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:49 | Â | Myles Corey turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Eduardo Klafke turnover (bad pass) (Randy Brady steals) | Â | |
17:06 | +2 | Myles Corey makes two point layup | 33-41 | |
17:18 | Â | Jaylen Murray personal foul | Â | |
17:27 | +3 | Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Malik Dia assists) | 31-41 | |
17:55 | +3 | Dylan Fasoyiro makes three point jump shot (Barry Dunning Jr. assists) | 31-38 | |
18:01 | Â | Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Davon Barnes misses two point layup | Â | |
18:15 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
18:17 | Â | Barry Dunning Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
18:39 | Â | Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
18:41 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:57 | Â | Myles Corey turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
19:02 | Â | Myles Corey defensive rebound | Â | |
19:04 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:18 | +2 | Myles Corey makes two point dunk (Barry Dunning Jr. assists) | 28-38 | |
19:35 | Â | Randy Brady defensive rebound | Â | |
19:37 | Â | Malik Dia misses two point jump shot | Â |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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0:00 | Â | End of period | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Elijah Ormiston defensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Dre Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Dre Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:22 | Â | Rebels 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:25 | +1 | JJ Wheat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-38 | |
0:25 | +1 | JJ Wheat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-38 | |
0:25 | Â | Sean Pedulla shooting foul (JJ Wheat draws the foul) | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Ormiston steals) | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Dre Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
0:43 | Â | Judah Brown misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:54 | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-38 | |
0:54 | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-37 | |
0:54 | Â | Myles Corey personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul) | Â | |
0:54 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â | |
1:05 | +1 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-36 | |
1:05 | +1 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-35 | |
1:05 | Â | Elijah Ormiston shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul) | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Myles Corey turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
1:30 | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 24-34 | |
1:44 | Â | Davon Barnes offensive rebound | Â | |
1:46 | Â | Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:49 | Â | John Broom personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul) | Â | |
1:55 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro defensive rebound | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Randy Brady shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul) | Â | |
2:25 | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point jump shot (Davon Barnes assists) | 24-32 | |
2:39 | Â | Myles Corey turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Murray steals) | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Malik Dia turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
2:57 | Â | Rebels offensive rebound | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:16 | Â | Jaylen Murray defensive rebound | Â | |
3:18 | Â | Judah Brown misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Judah Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
3:39 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Randy Brady turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Randy Brady offensive foul | Â | |
4:00 | Â | Randy Brady defensive rebound | Â | |
4:02 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro blocks Mikeal Brown-Jones's two point jump shot | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Judah Brown misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Judah Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Judah Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Eduardo Klafke shooting foul (Judah Brown draws the foul) | Â | |
4:44 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 24-30 | |
4:53 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Judah Brown misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:14 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists) | 24-27 | |
5:31 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Eduardo Klafke turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Fasoyiro steals) | Â | |
6:15 | +1 | Myles Corey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-24 | |
6:15 | +1 | Myles Corey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 | |
6:15 | Â | Davon Barnes shooting foul (Myles Corey draws the foul) | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Judah Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
6:25 | Â | Dre Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:38 | +2 | Judah Brown makes two point jump shot | 22-24 | |
6:44 | Â | Judah Brown offensive rebound | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Myles Corey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:02 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Jaguars 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:03 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists) | 20-24 | |
7:12 | Â | Myles Corey turnover (bad pass) (Eduardo Klafke steals) | Â | |
7:27 | +3 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 20-21 | |
7:50 | +3 | Judah Brown makes three point jump shot (Myles Corey assists) | 20-18 | |
8:05 | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point reverse layup (Jaemyn Brakefield assists) | 17-18 | |
8:10 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro personal foul | Â | |
8:13 | +3 | Randy Brady makes three point jump shot (Judah Brown assists) | 17-16 | |
8:17 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro offensive rebound | Â | |
8:19 | Â | Barry Dunning Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (lost ball) (Randy Brady steals) | Â | |
8:39 | +2 | Judah Brown makes two point jump shot (Myles Corey assists) | 14-16 | |
8:55 | Â | Jaguars defensive rebound | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Malik Dia misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:14 | Â | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | Â | |
9:16 | Â | Judah Brown misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:41 | Â | Jump ball. (Jaguars gains possession) | Â | |
9:41 | Â | Judah Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Rebels defensive rebound | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Judah Brown misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:41 | Â | Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Dre Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Cantia Rahming turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Cantia Rahming defensive rebound | Â | |
10:51 | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:02 | +2 | Barry Dunning Jr. makes two point jump shot (Cantia Rahming assists) | 12-16 | |
11:15 | Â | Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:37 | +3 | Judah Brown makes three point jump shot (Myles Corey assists) | 10-16 | |
11:42 | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Myles Corey steals) | Â | |
11:48 | Â | John Broom turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â | |
12:08 | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point tip dunk | 7-16 | |
12:09 | Â | Malik Dia offensive rebound | Â | |
12:11 | Â | Dre Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:20 | Â | Myles Corey personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul) | Â | |
12:29 | +1 | Elijah Ormiston makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-14 | |
12:29 | +1 | Elijah Ormiston makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-14 | |
12:29 | Â | Dre Davis shooting foul (Elijah Ormiston draws the foul) | Â | |
12:42 | Â | John Broom defensive rebound | Â | |
12:44 | Â | Dre Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:53 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound | Â | |
12:55 | Â | John Broom misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield personal foul | Â | |
13:16 | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
13:16 | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones offensive foul | Â | |
13:25 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:45 | Â | John Broom defensive rebound | Â | |
13:47 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:03 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Elijah Ormiston misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:26 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Klafke assists) | 5-14 | |
14:35 | Â | Judah Brown personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul) | Â | |
14:43 | Â | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | Â | |
14:45 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:12 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Klafke assists) | 5-11 | |
15:19 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:31 | +3 | Dylan Fasoyiro makes three point jump shot (Elijah Ormiston assists) | 5-8 | |
15:57 | +3 | Malik Dia makes three point jump shot (Davon Barnes assists) | 2-8 | |
16:14 | Â | Randy Brady turnover (traveling) | Â | |
16:29 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point layup | 2-5 | |
16:36 | Â | Malik Dia offensive rebound | Â | |
16:38 | Â | Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
16:55 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro misses two point layup | Â | |
17:21 | +3 | Davon Barnes makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 2-3 | |
17:30 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
17:32 | Â | John Broom misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:51 | Â | John Broom defensive rebound | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro blocks Jaylen Murray's two point layup | Â | |
18:05 | +2 | John Broom makes two point layup (Randy Brady assists) | 2-0 | |
18:16 | Â | John Broom defensive rebound | Â | |
18:18 | Â | Dre Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:23 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:39 | Â | John Broom defensive rebound | Â | |
18:41 | Â | Dylan Fasoyiro blocks Sean Pedulla's two point jump shot | Â | |
18:54 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
18:56 | Â | Barry Dunning Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:17 | Â | Jaguars defensive rebound | Â | |
19:23 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:38 | Â | Dre Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
19:40 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
20:00 | Â | Barry Dunning Jr. vs. Malik Dia (Rebels gains possession) | Â |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
 | Randy Brady turnover (lost ball) (Davon Barnes steals) | 16:13 |
 | Judah Brown defensive rebound | 16:26 |
 | Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot | 16:28 |
 | Myles Corey turnover (lost ball) | 16:49 |
 | Eduardo Klafke turnover (bad pass) (Randy Brady steals) | 16:50 |
+ 2 | Myles Corey makes two point layup | 17:06 |
 | Jaylen Murray personal foul | 17:18 |
+ 3 | Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Malik Dia assists) | 17:27 |
+ 3 | Dylan Fasoyiro makes three point jump shot (Barry Dunning Jr. assists) | 17:55 |
 | Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound | 18:01 |
 | Davon Barnes misses two point layup | 18:03 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 33 | 41 |
Field Goals | 11-28 (39.3%) | 14-40 (35.0%) |
3-Pointers | 5-17 (29.4%) | 9-24 (37.5%) |
Free Throws | 6-9 (66.7%) | 4-5 (80.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 23 | 22 |
Offensive | 2 | 5 |
Defensive | 19 | 15 |
Team | 2 | 2 |
Assists | 9 | 12 |
Steals | 5 | 6 |
Blocks | 3 | 0 |
Turnovers | 12 | 7 |
Fouls | 8 | 7 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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South Alabama 1-1 | 70.0 PPG | 43.5 RPG | 13.5 APG |
25 Ole Miss 2-0 | 78.0 PPG | 42.5 RPG | 12.5 APG |
Top Scorers | |||||
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J. Brown F | 10 PTS | 4 REB | 1 AST | ||
S. Pedulla G | 19 PTS | 3 REB | 2 AST |
On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Brown | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4/9 | 2/6 | 0/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
M. Corey | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
D. Fasoyiro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
R. Brady | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
J. Broom | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Brown | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4/9 | 2/6 | 0/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
M. Corey | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
D. Fasoyiro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
R. Brady | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
J. Broom | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
E. Ormiston | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Wheat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Rahming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
M. Land | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Margrave | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
E. Kizer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Cooper | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Kizer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 33 | 21 | 9 | 11/28 | 5/17 | 6/9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Brakefield | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
M. Dia | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
D. Barnes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
J. Murray | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. Klafke | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Brakefield | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
M. Dia | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
D. Barnes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
J. Murray | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. Klafke | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
M. Brown-Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Murrell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Caldwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
R. Cowherd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Brent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Bol | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Z. Day | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Benson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 41 | 20 | 12 | 14/40 | 9/24 | 4/5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 |