No. 25 Ole Miss fends off Colorado State’s comeback bid

Jaylen Murray scored 16 points, Mikeal Brown-Jones had 14 points and No. 25 Ole Miss held off Colorado State’s rally in the second half for an 84-69 win in Southaven, Miss., on Saturday.Dre Davis and Malik Dia contributed 11 points each and Matthew Murrell scored 10 for the Rebels (4-0). Ole Miss had only four turnovers and never trailed.Jalen Lake finished with 21 points, Nique Clifford scored 18 and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson contributed 11 points for the Rams (3-1).The Rebels scored the first six points of the game and increased their lead to 21-7 on a layup by Brown-Jones to cap an 8-0 run with 13:06 left in the first half.Lake’s 3-pointer broke a scoring drought of 5:35 for the Rams, but Ole Miss reeled off nine of the next 11 points to make it 30-12 with 8:21 left before halftime. Colorado State managed just six points over the next 4:46 and later trailed 43-19 before closing within 45-26 at intermission.The Rams shot 40.7 percent in the first half and had nine turnovers that led to 10 points for the Rebels.

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