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Mikale Stevenson
64
Grambling GSU 1-1,0-0 SWAC
66
Winner Ole Miss UM 2-0,0-0 SEC
Grambling GSU
1-1,0-0 SWAC
64
Final
66
Ole Miss UM
2-0,0-0 SEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Grambling GSU 33 31 64
Ole Miss UM 25 41 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Curtis Ford, Associate AD for Athletic Communications

Grambling State Comes Up Short at No. 24 Ole Miss, 66-64

OXFORD, Miss. | The Grambling State University men's basketball team took 24th ranked Ole Miss to the wire, but couldn't pull the upset, falling 66-64 on Friday night The Sandy and John Black Pavilion.
 
GSU (1-1) led 33-25 at halftime, but a furious rally midway through the second half gave Ole Miss (2-0) a lead that it wouldn't relinquish. 
 
Grambling State had four players score in double-figures. Mikale Stevenson led the Tigers with 16 points paired with five rebounds, four assists and one steal. Kintavius Dozier added 15 points while newcomers Ernest Ross and James Flippin contributed 14 and 12 points respectively. 
 
On a night where Grambling State shot nearly 50 percent from the floor (46.7%) and outrebounded the Rebels 39-33, the one glaring negative for the Tigers was the turnover column. While Ole Miss committed just six turnovers, GSU committed 22. 
 
Grambling State got off to a fast start, knocking down its first five shots to open a 13-6 lead with 16:06 on the clock. GSU pushed its lead to 17-8 on a layup by Ernest Ross. 
 
The Rebels used a 10-0 run to scoot in front of the Tigers 18-17 with 12:26 to go until the half. 
 
Trailing 20-18, GSU embarked on an 11-0 run of its own to grab an 31-20 advantage with 4:27 to go in the opening period. It was a driving layup by Dozier that put a bow on that scoring spurt. 
 
In the second half, GSU took its largest lead of the game, 39-27, on a deep 3-pointer by Stevenson with 17:25 left. 
 
Ole Miss erased that deficit over the next six minutes, embarking on a 20-0 run to snag a 47-39 lead with 11:11 to go in the contest. 
 
Flippin halted the Rebel's with a 3-pointer. After a mid-range jumper by Ole Miss' Matthew Murrell, Flippin knocked down another three to keep the Tigers within striking distance, 51-45, with 9:04 remaining.
 
The Rebels pushed their advantage to 56-45 with 6:39 left, but Grambling State continued to battle back. Trailing 58-54 3:39 to play, Ross drained a triple to make it a one-point game.
 
GSU couldn't regain the lead down the stretch, falling to Ole Miss 66-64. 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
 
  • Grambling State shot 46.1 percent (21-of-45) from the field and 47.4 percent (9-of-19) from three-point range. The Tigers were 65.0 percent (13-of-20) from the free throw line. 
  • GSU snagged 39 rebounds, including 34 defensive boards.
  • The Tigers finished with 18 points in the paint, 13 bench points, 11 points off six turnovers, 11 second-chance points and two fast break points. 
  • Ole Miss went 23-of-65 shooting (35.4 percent) and 6-of-26 (23.1 percent) behind the arc. 
  • The Rebels grabbed 33 rebounds.
  • Dre Davis led Ole Miss with 13 points, four rebounds and an assist. 
  • Jaemyn Brakefield added an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double. 
  • The Rebels finished with 30 points in the paint, 26 points off turnovers, 15 bench points, 13 fast break points and four second-chance points. 
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