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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 98, Valparaiso 61
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2022
Where: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials: # Brian Dorsey, # Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, # Bart Lenox
Attendance: 5517

Matthew Murrell scored 17 points to lead six double-figure scorers as Ole Miss made sure there would be no repeat of the last time these teams met by routing Valparaiso 98-61 on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.

The Beacons won the last meeting in the 1998 NCAA Tournament, a memorable 70-69 finish on Bryce Drew's 3-pointer at the buzzer.

This time, the Rebels (7-2) led wire-to-wire and were ahead by double-digit margins over the last 30 minutes.

They took advantage of Valpo's season-high 21 turnovers for a 36-0 cushion in points off turnovers while also enjoying healthy advantages in points in the paint (64-36) and bench scoring (54-25).

The Rebels fell short of hitting the century mark for the first time since early in the 2013-14 season but still posted their biggest winning margin since a 90-43 win over UT Martin on Dec. 22, 2020.

Daeshun Ruffin scored 14 points in just 10 minutes in his second appearance of the season since recovering from a bone bruise. Myles Burns added 12 points, Jaemyn Brakefield and Robert Allen 11 each, and Tye Fagan 10 for the Rebels.

Kobe King led the Beacons (4-7) with 20 points while Ben Krikke added 16 and Nick Edwards 14.

Ole Miss shot a season-high 56.2 percent (41 of 73) from the field.

The Rebels needed less than five minutes to establish a double-digit lead at 16-6, but the Beacons stayed within range, closing the gap to 19-15 at the 12:49 mark.

Mississippi's 11-0 run produced a 20-point cushion at 39-19, and the Rebels finished off their biggest half of the season with a 53-30 lead at the break.

The romp continued after intermission with the Rebels stretching their lead out to 30 points at 62-32 with 17-plus minutes left. Their biggest advantage was 41 points at 83-42 on Allen's layup with 9:55 remaining.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Valparaiso   Mississippi
Kobe King 20 Scoring Matthew Murrell 17
Darius DeAveiro 7 Assists Amaree Abram 4
Ibra Bayu 13 Rebounds Myles Burns 8
Ben Krikke 6 Free Throws Made Matthew Murrell 4
Ibra Bayu 1 Steals Josh Mballa 3
Kobe King 1 Blocks Theo Akwuba 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Valparaiso 61 38.6 5-13 12-16 12 30 2 2 21
Mississippi 98 56.2 4-13 12-16 19 39 2 14 5