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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Riley Kugel scored a season-high 21 points, including two free throws with 11 seconds remaining in overtime, and No. 15 Mississippi State knocked off No. 21 Mississippi 84-81. Ole Miss (15-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) battled back from a 73-69 deficit in the final 42 seconds of regulation and tied the game at 74-74 on Matthew Murrell's 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining. Kugel missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer and the game went to overtime. KeShawn Murphy added 18 points for Mississippi State (15-3, 3-2) while RJ Melendez had 12 points. Jaemyn Brakefield had 20 points to lead Ole Miss and Sean Pedulla had 18.
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