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12/13 17:22 CST Storr's 21 points helps Ole Miss end four-game skid with 71-67
win over Southern Miss
Storr's 21 points helps Ole Miss end four-game skid with 71-67 win over
Southern Miss
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) --- AJ Storr scored 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and
reserve Kezza Giffa led a Mississippi bench surge with 13 points and the Rebels
beat Southern Miss 71-67 on Saturday.
Giffa shot 4-for-6, fellow reserve Patton Pinkins scored 12 points and Malik
Dia 11 for Ole Miss (6-4), which ended a four-game losing streak.
Despite shooting 29% (5 of 17) from 3-point range, Ole Miss finished 49% (24 of
49) overall and got a critical 29-point bench effort.
Isaac Taveras scored 20 points and Tylik Weeks 18 for the Golden Eagles (6-5),
which committed 14 turnovers to just eight for Ole Miss.
Dylan Brumfield made a pair of foul shots to get Southern Miss within 67-64
with 18 seconds left before Giffa sank two foul shots and Ilias Kamardine made
a pair with six seconds left to seal it.
Brumfield made 1 of 2 foul shots to get Southern Miss within 55-51 with 5:19
left. Pinkins countered with a 3 and Storr added a layup to make the lead nine.
The Golden Eagles went on a 9-4 spurt with the help of a three-point play from
Djahi Binet with 1:47 left and six points from Taveras to get within 64-60.
Ole Miss pushed its all-time series lead to 21-6.
Up Next
Southern Miss: Hosts Louisiana on Thursday.
Ole Miss: Hosts Alabama A&M on Wednesday.
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