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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Wednesday, February 26
Auburn, Ala.
6 p.m.
Ole Miss
19-9,8-7SEC
76
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106
Auburn
26-2,14-1SEC
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Ole Miss
40
36
76
Auburn
50
56
106
Men’s Basketball Falls Wednesday Night at No. 1 Auburn
2/26/2025 | Men's Basketball
AUBURN, Ala. – Ole Miss (19-9, 8-7 SEC) dropped its contest at No. 1 Auburn (26-2, 14-1 SEC) 106-76 Wednesday night at Neville Arena.
Auburn would control the offensive end of the floor hitting 8-of-10 to start the game including four triples. After trailing 36-14 with 8:05 to play, the Rebels began to chip away at the Auburn lead. Ole Miss hit six of their final eight shots and were led by Sean Pedulla and Matthew Murrell who combined for 21 first-half points on 6-of-8 shooting.
Ole Miss would cut the deficit to six with 2:09 to play before halftime but Auburn was able to push the lead back to double digits, leading 50-40 at the break.
The Rebels would cut the Auburn lead to eight to start the second half but Auburn would push the lead back to double digits for the remainder of the contest.
Five Rebels scored in double-figures for Ole Miss led by Sean Pedulla with 14 points, who added four assists.
Auburn was led by Johni Broome with 24 points as the Tigers shot 59.6 percent for the game.
Ole Miss returns home and welcomes new SEC opponent Oklahoma (17-10, 4-10 SEC). Tipoff in the SJB Pavilion is slated for 1 p.m. on ESPN2.
NOTABLES
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Gallery: (2-26-2025) MBB at Auburn
Auburn would control the offensive end of the floor hitting 8-of-10 to start the game including four triples. After trailing 36-14 with 8:05 to play, the Rebels began to chip away at the Auburn lead. Ole Miss hit six of their final eight shots and were led by Sean Pedulla and Matthew Murrell who combined for 21 first-half points on 6-of-8 shooting.
Ole Miss would cut the deficit to six with 2:09 to play before halftime but Auburn was able to push the lead back to double digits, leading 50-40 at the break.
The Rebels would cut the Auburn lead to eight to start the second half but Auburn would push the lead back to double digits for the remainder of the contest.
Five Rebels scored in double-figures for Ole Miss led by Sean Pedulla with 14 points, who added four assists.
Auburn was led by Johni Broome with 24 points as the Tigers shot 59.6 percent for the game.
Ole Miss returns home and welcomes new SEC opponent Oklahoma (17-10, 4-10 SEC). Tipoff in the SJB Pavilion is slated for 1 p.m. on ESPN2.
NOTABLES
- Ole Miss took 31 trips to the free throw line, converting 23-of-31 from the charity stripe.
- Sean Pedulla has now led Ole Miss in scoring 10 times this season.
- Pedulla and Dre Davis each pulled down four rebounds to lead the Rebels.
Subscribe to The Sip
Want to stay up to date on the latest Ole Miss basketball news? Subscribe to The Sip, the official newsletter of the Rebels to have all the crucial content, stories, videos and more sent to your inbox.
New Ole Miss Sports App
Update today to the all-new version of the Ole Miss Sports app, presented by Renasant Bank! The new app will serve as a dynamic hub for Rebel content, including ticketing, parking, schedules, shopping for official Ole Miss merchandise and much more.
Click here for more info or to download.
Team Stats
UM
AU
FG%
.471
.596
3FG%
.357
.524
FT%
.742
.818
RB
20
33
TO
10
8
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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