Basketball
Rebels blow past Oral Roberts behind Pedulla, Murrell, 100-68
It really wasn’t close as Ole Miss got three-point shots to fall and blew game open late over Golden Eagles
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss’ 100-68 win over Oral Roberts on Thursday night wasn’t really in doubt after halftime. Considering the Rebels had a 10-point lead then even that may be a little generous.
Sean Pedulla and Matthew Murrell put up 19 points each to lead the Rebs. Five players scored in double figures for Ole Miss (5-0) with Jaemyn Brakefield and Davon Barnes adding 13 apiece, and Mikeal Brown-Jones scoring 12.
Oral Roberts (2-4) got 19 points from Darius Robinson Jr., 14 from Sam Alajiki and 13 from Issac McBride.
Late-arriving 3-point shooting after Ole Miss missed its first nine behind the arc. The Rebels hit their last four 3s to withstand 52% shooting by ORU and lead 50-40 at the break.
The lead reached 20 at 71-51 with 11 minutes, 39 seconds left when Brown-Jones gained an angle on his defender and scored at the rim with his left hand. The rout was on.
The Rebels scored 37 points of 21 ORU turnovers. The turnovers led to layups, and the Rebels outscored the Eagles 44-16 in the paint. Ole Miss had just eight turnovers of its own and was credited with 13 steals, five of them by Pedulla.
Ole Miss faces 4-0 Brigham Young in San Diego on Thanksgiving. North Carolina State and Purdue make up the other half of the neutral-site event.
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