OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Jarkel Joiner scored 21 points with seven rebounds and Devontae Shuler scored 17 and Mississippi beat Texas A&M 61-50 on Saturday.
Kevin Marfo's layup with 1:55 left before the halftime gave Texas A&M a 28-23 lead. From there, Ole Miss (8-6, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) proceeded to go on a 20-2 run from which the Aggies (7-6, 2-5) never regrouped. Texas A&M didn't score again until Emanuel Miller's jump shot with almost five minutes gone after intermission.
Following a Miller layup with 12:20 remaining, Joiner made a layup and a jumper, Shuler a jumper and Romello White a pair of free throws and the 8-0 run in a four-minute span gave the Rebels a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Miller scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Aggies.
Ole Miss finished 19-for-43 (44%) shooting while Texas A&M went 20 for 51 (39%); including just five 3-pointers made for each team. The difference occurred at the foul line where Ole Miss went 18 for 29 and the Aggies were just 5 for 8.
Ole Miss now has won back-to-back contests following a three-game losing streak. The Rebels travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas to face the Razorbacks Wednesday.
The Aggies will host LSU on Tuesday.
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Texas A&M Men's Basketball Postgame Notes & Quotes
Ole Miss 61, Texas A&M 50
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)Â
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RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M fell at Ole Miss, 61-50, Saturday at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
- The Aggies lead the all-time series, 7-4.
TEAM NOTES
- The Maroon & White dished out 14 assists, the most they have had in conference play.
- The Aggies shot 44 percent (11-of-25) in the first half, marking their second-best shooting percentage in the first 20 minutes of a SEC game this season.
- Texas A&M used the starting lineup combination of Jonathan Aku, Jay Jay Chandler, Hassan Diarra, Andre Gordon and Emanuel Miller (0-1) for the first time this season.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Sophomore Emanuel Miller recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds. The Scarborough, Ontario, native matched his season high in assists with three.
- Miller's 18-point performance was his 10th game this season in which he has scored 10-or-more.
- Freshman Jaxson Robinson matched his season high in points with six on a pair of 3-pointers.
- Graduate Kevin Marfo tallied eight points and four rebounds. The Bergenfield, N.J., native was 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line as his eight points was the most he has scored in SEC action and ties for the second-highest total all season.
- Freshman Hassan Diarra hauled in a season-high six rebounds.
- Buzz Williams is 23-20 in his career at Texas A&M and 276-175 in his 14 seasons as a head coach.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M returns to Reed Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 26 as it hosts LSU at 8 p.m. The game can be seen on SEC Network.