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Jaemyn Brakefield scores career-high 27, Ole Miss beats Cal 88-78

AP
Dec 17, 2023

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) Jaemyn Brakefield hit five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 27 points, Matthew Murrell hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 19 points and Mississippi beat California 88-78 on Saturday night in the Hall of Fame Series.

The Rebels (10-0) - under first-year coach Chris Beard, who led Texas Tech to the 2019 National Championship game - are off to their best start since the 2007-08 team won its first 13 games.

Jaylen Murray scored 14 points, Allen Flanigan had 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists and TJ Caldwell added 11 points for Ole Miss.

The Rebels, who never trailed, shot 53% (31 of 59) from the field, made 12 of 21 (57%) from 3-point range and hit 14 of 16 (88%) from the free-throw line.

Jaylon Tyson led Cal (3-7) with 22 points, Grant Newell added 12 points and seven assists and Fardaws Aimaq, Keonte Kennedy and Jalen Cone each scored 11 points. Aimaq grabbed 12 rebounds - five offensive - and Kennedy added seven rebounds and six assists.

Brakefield hit a 3 to open the scoring and then stole a pass from Tyson and went coast-to-coast for a dunk to make it 5-0. He hit another 3 about 2 minutes later and Ole Miss took a 14-4 lead when Murray hit a jumper with 14:47 left in the first half.

The Rebels had nine steals and six blocks which helped them outscore Cal 13-2 in fast-break points. Mississippi finished with 21 assists.

Cal hit 10 3s but shot just 42% (30 of 72) overall. The Bears had a 16-6 advantage in offensive rebounds but outscored Ole Miss just 9-6 in second-chance points.

Cal returns home to take on UC San Diego on Wednesday. Ole Miss plays at home Tuesday against Troy.

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1st Half
CAL
Golden Bears
35
MISS
Rebels
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Fardaws Aimaq vs. Jamarion Sharp (Jalen Cone gains possession)
19:32		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
19:30		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
19:29		Jamarion Sharp blocks Fardaws Aimaq's two point layup
19:27		Golden Bears offensive rebound
19:09		Jaylon Tyson misses two point layup
19:07		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
18:53	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Jamarion Sharp assists)	0-3
18:27		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
18:25		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
18:18		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Murray steals)
18:12		Jaylen Murray turnover (bad pass)
17:54		Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass) (Jaemyn Brakefield steals)
17:47	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point dunk	0-5
17:36	+2	Jalen Cone makes two point jump shot	2-5
17:24	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point jump shot	2-7
17:02		Jamarion Sharp blocks Fardaws Aimaq's two point layup
17:00		Grant Newell offensive rebound
16:53	+2	Grant Newell makes two point dunk	4-7
16:53		Jamarion Sharp personal foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
16:40		Fardaws Aimaq misses three point jump shot
16:38		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
16:24		Moussa Cisse misses two point jump shot
16:22		Allen Flanigan offensive rebound
16:14	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists)	4-10
16:01		Jalen Cone misses two point jump shot
15:59		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
15:53		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
15:42		Grant Newell defensive rebound
15:42		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
15:40		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Allen Flanigan makes two point jump shot	4-12
15:34		Fardaws Aimaq misses three point jump shot
15:34		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point jump shot	4-14
14:43		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
14:43		TV timeout
14:28	+2	Grant Newell makes two point jump shot (Keonte Kennedy assists)	6-14
14:12		TJ Caldwell turnover (out of bounds)
13:56	+2	Grant Newell makes two point jump shot	8-14
13:32	+3	Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Brandon Murray assists)	8-17
13:09		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
13:07		Brandon Murray defensive rebound
13:00	+3	Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (TJ Caldwell assists)	8-20
12:42	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup (Jalen Cone assists)	10-20
12:25		TJ Caldwell misses three point jump shot
12:23		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
12:00		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
11:58		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
11:43	+2	TJ Caldwell makes two point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists)	10-22
11:14	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point hook shot	12-22
10:57	+3	Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Brandon Murray assists)	12-25
10:36	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point dunk (Keonte Kennedy assists)	14-25
10:17	+3	Brandon Murray makes three point jump shot (TJ Caldwell assists)	14-28
9:51	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point dunk (Keonte Kennedy assists)	16-28
9:51		Allen Flanigan shooting foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
9:51		TV timeout
9:51	+1	Fardaws Aimaq makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-28
9:38		Jalen Celestine personal foul (Jamarion Sharp draws the foul)
9:30		TJ Caldwell misses two point jump shot
9:28		Gus Larson defensive rebound
9:21		Jaylon Tyson turnover (traveling)
9:17		Jalen Celestine personal foul (TJ Caldwell draws the foul)
8:59		Jamarion Sharp misses two point dunk
8:57		Jaylen Murray offensive rebound
8:56		Jaylen Murray turnover (out of bounds)
8:40	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	19-28
8:19		Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point jump shot
8:17		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
8:00	+3	Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (Devin Curtis assists)	22-28
7:35		Gus Larson personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
7:35		TV timeout
7:35	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-29
7:35	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-30
7:21		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
7:19		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
7:10	+2	TJ Caldwell makes two point layup (Allen Flanigan assists)	22-32
7:10		Devin Curtis shooting foul (TJ Caldwell draws the foul)
7:10	+1	TJ Caldwell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-33
6:53	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point jump shot	24-33
6:35		Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul)
6:35	+1	Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-34
6:35	+1	Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-35
6:24	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point jump shot	26-35
6:05	+2	Allen Flanigan makes two point jump shot	26-37
5:34		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
5:32		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
5:25		Allen Flanigan misses three point jump shot
5:23		Grant Newell defensive rebound
5:06		Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals)
4:57		Allen Flanigan turnover (bad pass) (Fardaws Aimaq steals)
4:51		Jalen Cone misses two point jump shot
4:49		Grant Newell offensive rebound
4:39		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
4:37		Rebels defensive rebound
4:22		Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot
4:20		Allen Flanigan offensive rebound
4:17		Allen Flanigan misses two point layup
4:15		Grant Newell defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Grant Newell makes two point layup	28-37
3:48	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point dunk (Brandon Murray assists)	28-39
3:15		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point hook shot
3:13		Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound
3:08		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
3:06		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
2:55		Brandon Murray turnover (bad pass) (Grant Newell steals)
2:50	+2	Grant Newell makes two point jump shot	30-39
2:46		Rebels 30 second timeout
2:46		TV timeout
2:36	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	30-42
2:22		Allen Flanigan personal foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
2:15		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
2:13		Golden Bears offensive rebound
2:12		Jaemyn Brakefield personal foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
2:04		Keonte Kennedy turnover (bad pass) (Austin Nunez steals)
1:58		Keonte Kennedy shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
1:58		Matthew Murrell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:58	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-43
1:41		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
1:40		Golden Bears offensive rebound
1:40		Jaylen Murray personal foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
1:28		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
1:26		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
1:18		Austin Nunez misses three point jump shot
1:16		Grant Newell defensive rebound
0:59		Jaylon Tyson misses two point layup
0:57		Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound
0:51	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	32-43
0:38		Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
0:36		Grant Newell defensive rebound
0:24		Keonte Kennedy turnover (bad pass) (Jaemyn Brakefield steals)
0:18	+3	TJ Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists)	32-46
0:05	+3	Keonte Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	35-46
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CAL
Golden Bears
43
MISS
Rebels
42

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+3	Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	35-49
19:32		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
19:30		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
19:28		Jamarion Sharp shooting foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
19:28		Keonte Kennedy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:28	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-49
19:10	+2	Jamarion Sharp makes two point layup (Jaylen Murray assists)	36-51
18:52		Grant Newell turnover (lost ball) (Allen Flanigan steals)
18:47	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point dunk (Allen Flanigan assists)	36-53
18:47		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
18:47		TV timeout
18:35		Jamarion Sharp blocks Fardaws Aimaq's two point layup
18:33		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
18:24		Allen Flanigan misses two point layup
18:22		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
18:12	+3	Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	39-53
17:46	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup (Allen Flanigan assists)	39-55
17:31		Jamarion Sharp blocks Fardaws Aimaq's two point layup
17:29		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
17:24		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
17:22		Golden Bears defensive rebound
17:05		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
17:03		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
16:54		Jamarion Sharp misses two point layup
16:52		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
16:37		Grant Newell misses two point layup
16:35		Jamarion Sharp defensive rebound
16:10		Jaylon Tyson blocks Jaylen Murray's two point layup
16:10		Matthew Murrell offensive rebound
16:10		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
16:08		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
16:01		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
15:59		Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
15:37	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists)	39-58
15:18		Jaylon Tyson turnover (lost ball) (Jaemyn Brakefield steals)
15:17		Keonte Kennedy personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
15:17		TV timeout
15:09		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
15:07		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
14:56	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup	41-58
14:33		Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
14:31		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
13:51		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
13:49		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Allen Flanigan makes two point jump shot	41-60
13:42		Moussa Cisse blocks Jalen Celestine's two point layup
13:40		Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
13:33	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point layup	41-62
13:16		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
13:14		Rebels defensive rebound
12:51		Jalen Celestine personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
12:45	+3	TJ Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	41-65
12:35		TJ Caldwell personal foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
12:33		Keonte Kennedy turnover (lost ball) (Moussa Cisse steals)
12:25		Matthew Murrell turnover (lost ball)
12:07		TJ Caldwell personal foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
12:02		Jalen Celestine misses two point layup
12:00		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
11:39		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
11:37		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
11:21	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Keonte Kennedy assists)	44-65
10:51		Keonte Kennedy shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
10:51		TV timeout
10:51	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-66
10:51	+1	Matthew Murrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-67
10:41	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists)	47-67
10:24		Jalen Celestine personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
10:08		Brandon Murray misses two point jump shot
10:06		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
9:50	+3	Jaemyn Brakefield makes three point jump shot (TJ Caldwell assists)	47-70
9:21		Jump ball. Jalen Celestine vs. TJ Caldwell (Jalen Celestine gains possession)
9:17		Brandon Murray shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
9:17	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-70
9:17	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-70
9:07		TJ Caldwell misses three point jump shot
9:05		Jalen Cone defensive rebound
8:50		Brandon Murray blocks Fardaws Aimaq's two point layup
8:50		Gus Larson offensive rebound
8:50		Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Gus Larson draws the foul)
8:50		Gus Larson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:50	+1	Gus Larson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-70
8:40	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot	50-72
8:24	+3	Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	53-72
8:08	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point jump shot (Brandon Murray assists)	53-74
7:53		Gus Larson misses two point layup
7:51		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
7:46	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fardaws Aimaq assists)	56-74
7:36		Rodney Brown Jr. personal foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
7:36		TV timeout
7:14		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
7:12		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
6:59		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
6:57		Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
6:51	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point jump shot	56-76
6:37	+3	Keonte Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	59-76
6:22		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
6:20		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
6:02		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
6:00		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
5:53		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
5:51		Jalen Cone offensive rebound
5:51		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:51		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
5:50		Jamarion Sharp personal foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
5:46		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
5:44		Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
5:38		Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot
5:36		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
5:25	+3	Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Keonte Kennedy assists)	62-76
5:08	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot	62-78
4:53		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
4:51		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
4:38		Allen Flanigan misses two point jump shot
4:36		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
4:32		Jaylen Murray turnover
4:32		Rebels 30 second timeout
4:15		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
4:13		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
4:10	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point layup (Matthew Murrell assists)	62-80
4:03		Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-80
4:03	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-80
3:40		Grant Newell personal foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
3:40		TV timeout
3:31	+2	Allen Flanigan makes two point layup (Jaemyn Brakefield assists)	64-82
3:16	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	66-82
3:16		Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
3:16	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-82
3:12		Keonte Kennedy personal foul (Allen Flanigan draws the foul)
3:12	+1	Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-83
3:12	+1	Allen Flanigan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-84
2:55	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	70-84
2:22		Moussa Cisse misses two point jump shot
2:20		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
2:05	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	72-84
1:40		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
1:38		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
1:28	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point dunk (Keonte Kennedy assists)	74-84
1:25		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
1:11		Fardaws Aimaq personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
1:11		Jaemyn Brakefield misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:11		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
1:02	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	76-84
0:54		TJ Caldwell turnover (bad pass) (Keonte Kennedy steals)
0:45		Keonte Kennedy turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals)
0:42		Jalen Cone personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-85
0:42	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-86
0:35	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point layup	78-86
0:30		Jaylon Tyson personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-87
0:30	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-88
0:25		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
0:23		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
0:18		Jaylen Murray misses two point dunk
0:16		Jalen Cone defensive rebound
0:09		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
0:09		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
0:09		Keonte Kennedy turnover (out of bounds)
0:00		End of period

Keonte Kennedy turnover (out of bounds)