SAN DIEGO – Jaylen Murray scored nine of his career-high 28 points in overtime and No. 23 Mississippi defeated BYU 96-85 on Thursday in the Rady Children’s Invitational, extending its non-conference winning streak to 19 games, the longest in the country.

Murray hit a jumper 1:17 into OT to give the Rebels the lead for good. He added two free throws, a three-point play and two more free throws to put the game out of reach.

Dre Davis and Matthew Murrell each scored 18 points for the Rebels (6-0) in a fast-paced, sometimes heated game, while Sean Pedulla scored 13 points.

Kanon Catchings scored 17 points, leading five players in double figures for the Cougars (5-1). Egor Demin, Richie Saunders and Fousseyni Traore added 16 each and Mihailo Boskovic had 10.

Ole Miss will face No. 13 Purdue in the championship game on Friday.

Takeaways

BYU: The Cougars made three 3-pointers in the first 4:40 minutes and seven in the first half, including four on catches. BYU ranked 12th out of 38 overall from behind the arc.

Ole Miss: Murray’s previous career high was 26 points in a 77-68 win last season against Mount St. Mary’s.

Key moment

Murray made a layup to tie the game at 77 with 26 seconds left in regulation. After Traore missed a short bounce, Pedulla’s desperate strike bounced off the back of the rim.

Key statistics

Ole Miss made 29 of 36 free throws, including 10 of 14 from Davis.

Next

Ole Miss plays No. 13 Purdue in the championship game on Friday. BYU faces NC State.

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