Obaseki hits 3-pointer to cap rally in No. 13 Texas A&M's 63-62 win over No. 16 Mississippi
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Manny Obaseki hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to cap an 11-2 closing run in No. 13 Texas A&M's 63-62 victory over No. 16 Mississippi on Wednesday night.
Obaseki's contested shot from the corner gave Texas A&M (15-4, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) its only lead of the game. Jaemyn Brakefield missed a shot for Ole Miss (15-4, 4-2) with two seconds remaining.
Zhuric Phelps led Texas A&M with 14 points. Obaseki added 12 in 18 minutes in a reserve role, and Pharrel Payne had 10 points.
Sean Pedulla led Mississippi with 16 points. Malik Dia and Jaylen Murray each had 12, and Jaemyn Brakefield added 10.
Texas A&M: The Aggies improved to 2-1 in SEC road games, beating a ranked conference fie for the first time this season. ... Two-time All-SEC guard Wade Taylor IV, in his second appearance after missing three games with an injury, had only four points and committed five turnovers.
Mississippi: The Rebels lost for the first time this season at home to fall into a a third-place logjam of six teams with two losses in the SEC standings behind No. 1 Auburn and No. 4 Alabama. Pedulla and Murray had four 3-point shots apiece.
Obaseki's winner capped a decisive 11-2 closing run, highlighted by a 7-0 surge in the final 29 seconds. Ole Miss did not have a basket in the final 3:49.
Texas A&M had a 48-31 rebounding edge.
Both team are back in action Saturday. Texas A&M vis at Texas, and Mississippi is at No. 22 Missouri.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Solomon Washington vs. Malik Dia (Matthew Murrell gains possession) | Â | |
19:36 | +3 | Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 0-3 | |
19:29 | Â | Malik Dia blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point jump shot | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Wade Taylor IV offensive rebound | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Jump ball. Wade Taylor IV vs. Malik Dia (Aggies gains possession) | Â | |
19:24 | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:22 | Â | Solomon Washington offensive rebound | Â | |
19:16 | +2 | Solomon Washington makes two point layup | 2-3 | |
18:55 | Â | Malik Dia turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:47 | Â | Matthew Murrell defensive rebound | Â | |
18:38 | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists) | 2-5 | |
18:28 | Â | Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals) | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Matthew Murrell turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Hefner steals) | Â | |
18:13 | Â | Malik Dia blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup | Â | |
18:11 | Â | Dre Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
17:54 | Â | Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul) | Â | |
17:54 | Â | Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
17:54 | +1 | Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-5 | |
17:23 | Â | Rebels turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Zhuric Phelps turnover (traveling) | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Dre Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:58 | Â | Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals) | Â | |
16:47 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound | Â | |
16:44 | Â | Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul) | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Aggies defensive rebound | Â | |
16:12 | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:10 | Â | Matthew Murrell defensive rebound | Â | |
15:55 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point layup | Â | |
15:53 | Â | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | Â | |
15:40 | Â | Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass) (Davon Barnes steals) | Â | |
15:38 | Â | Jump ball. Davon Barnes vs. Wade Taylor IV (Rebels gains possession) | Â | |
15:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:10 | Â | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | Â | |
14:48 | Â | Davon Barnes blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup | Â | |
14:45 | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â | |
14:43 | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 5-5 | |
14:29 | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaylen Murray assists) | 5-7 | |
14:16 | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot | 7-7 | |
14:03 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:01 | Â | Jace Carter defensive rebound | Â | |
13:46 | Â | Manny Obaseki turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Manny Obaseki defensive rebound | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup | Â | |
13:13 | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â | |
13:05 | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup (Jaylen Murray assists) | 7-9 | |
12:45 | Â | Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:43 | Â | Jace Carter offensive rebound | Â | |
12:37 | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:35 | Â | Jaylen Murray defensive rebound | Â | |
12:31 | +3 | Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot | 7-12 | |
12:17 | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
12:04 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 7-15 | |
11:53 | Â | Aggies 30 second timeout | Â | |
11:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:43 | +3 | Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 10-15 | |
11:18 | Â | Solomon Washington blocks Dre Davis's two point layup | Â | |
11:16 | Â | Eduardo Klafke offensive rebound | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Eduardo Klafke turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals) | Â | |
11:00 | Â | Dre Davis personal foul | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Manny Obaseki turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Murray steals) | Â | |
10:36 | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists) | 10-18 | |
10:19 | Â | Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Malik Dia turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
9:51 | Â | Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound | Â | |
9:41 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:39 | Â | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | Â | |
9:32 | Â | Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Rebels defensive rebound | Â | |
9:24 | +3 | Davon Barnes makes three point jump shot (Jaemyn Brakefield assists) | 10-21 | |
9:08 | +3 | CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot | 13-21 | |
8:35 | Â | Davon Barnes misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:33 | Â | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | Â | |
8:20 | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones personal foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul) | Â | |
8:00 | Â | Solomon Washington offensive foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
8:00 | Â | Solomon Washington turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:40 | +3 | Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Mikeal Brown-Jones assists) | 13-24 | |
7:12 | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones blocks Henry Coleman III's two point jump shot | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
6:54 | Â | Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:52 | Â | Hayden Hefner defensive rebound | Â | |
6:43 | +2 | Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot | 15-24 | |
6:26 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point layup | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound | Â | |
6:21 | +2 | Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup | 15-26 | |
6:00 | +3 | CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists) | 18-26 | |
5:43 | Â | Davon Barnes misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:41 | Â | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Murray steals) | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Wade Taylor IV personal foul | Â | |
5:13 | +3 | Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot | 18-29 | |
4:49 | Â | CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:47 | Â | Jaylen Murray defensive rebound | Â | |
4:41 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:39 | Â | Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Matthew Murrell blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup | Â | |
4:35 | Â | Aggies offensive rebound | Â | |
4:28 | +3 | Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists) | 21-29 | |
3:57 | +2 | Dre Davis makes two point jump shot (Matthew Murrell assists) | 21-31 | |
3:31 | Â | Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:29 | Â | Eduardo Klafke defensive rebound | Â | |
3:19 | Â | Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:17 | Â | Jace Carter defensive rebound | Â | |
3:06 | +2 | Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot | 23-31 | |
2:40 | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:37 | Â | Aggies defensive rebound | Â | |
2:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:13 | Â | Andersson Garcia turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Andersson Garcia blocks Jaemyn Brakefield's two point jump shot | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Pharrel Payne defensive rebound | Â | |
1:28 | +3 | Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists) | 26-31 | |
1:13 | Â | Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:11 | Â | Jace Carter defensive rebound | Â | |
1:03 | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:01 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound | Â | |
0:53 | Â | Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:49 | Â | Davon Barnes offensive rebound | Â | |
0:37 | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot | 26-33 | |
0:15 | Â | Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:13 | Â | Andersson Garcia offensive rebound | Â | |
0:10 | Â | Andersson Garcia misses two point layup | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Davon Barnes defensive rebound | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Davon Barnes turnover (lost ball) (Andersson Garcia steals) | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Jump ball. Davon Barnes vs. Andersson Garcia (Aggies gains possession) | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Rebels 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:04 | Â | CJ Wilcher turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Jace Carter blocks Sean Pedulla's three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Henry Coleman III defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |