Overview
- Patton Pinkins hit a baseline floater with 18.8 seconds left, and Josh Hubbard missed two late free throws and a potential winning layup before the buzzer.
- Ilias Kamardine and AJ Storr led Ole Miss with 17 points apiece, while Malik Dia added eight points and 11 rebounds.
- Hubbard finished with 13 points on 3-for-16 shooting as Jayden Epps scored 14 on 4-for-18, with Mississippi State going 5-for-27 from deep.
- The teams combined to shoot 7-for-47 from 3-point range in a second half that featured 13 lead changes and seven ties.
- Ole Miss moved to 11-7 (3-2 SEC) as Mississippi State fell to 10-8 (2-3) and suffered its first home loss to the Rebels since 2021; next up are Auburn in Oxford and a trip to Texas A&M, respectively.