Ole Miss faces Georgia following Murrell's 24-point showing

Published Jan. 14, 2023 3:22 a.m. ET

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Georgia Bulldogs (12-4, 2-1 SEC) at Ole Miss Rebels (8-8, 0-4 SEC)

Oxford, Mississippi; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ole Miss -5; over/under is 135.5

BOTTOM LINE: Ole Miss takes on the Georgia Bulldogs after Matthew Murrell scored 24 points in Ole Miss' 82-73 loss to the Auburn Tigers.

The Rebels are 6-4 in home games. Ole Miss is seventh in the SEC at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 65.9 points while holding opponents to 41.5% shooting.

The Bulldogs are 2-1 against SEC opponents. Georgia ranks sixth in the SEC with 35.0 rebounds per game led by Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe averaging 5.6.

The Rebels and Bulldogs match up Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Murrell is shooting 38.9% and averaging 15.3 points for the Rebels. Jaemyn Brakefield is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Ole Miss.

Terry Roberts is averaging 15.7 points, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals for the Bulldogs. Kario Oquendo is averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games for Georgia.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rebels: 2-8, averaging 64.7 points, 33.0 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.4 points per game.

Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 71.6 points, 34.4 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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