Texas A&M 63-62 Ole Miss (Jan 22, 2025) Game Recap

OXFORD, Miss. — Manny Obaseki hit a booming 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to cap an 11-2 shutout in No. 13 Texas A&M’s 63-62 win over No. 16 Mississippi 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 left.

Zhuric Phelps led Texas A&M with 14 points. Obaseki added 12 in 18 minutes off the bench 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.

Takeaways

Texas A&M: The Aggies improved to 2-1 in SEC road games and beat a ranked conference game 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 just four points and committed five turnovers.

Mississippi: The Rebels lost for the first time this season at home to fall into third place among six two-loss teams in the SEC standings behind No. 1 Auburn and no. 4 in Alabama. Pedulla and Murray each had four 3-point shots.

Key moment

Obaseki’s winner capped a decisive 11-2 closing run, highlighted by a 7-0 surge in the final 29 seconds. Ole Miss didn’t have a basket in the final 3:49.

Key state

Texas A&M had a 48-31 rebounding edge.

Next

Both teams are back in action on Saturday. Texas A&M shows in Texas and Mississippi is in the no. 22 in Missouri.

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