No. 19 Ole Miss never trails in rout of Southern Miss

Sean Pedulla canned six 3-pointers and scored 18 points as No. 19 Ole Miss rolled to a 77-46 win Saturday over in-state rival Southern Mississippi in Biloxi.Pedulla, a Virginia Tech transfer, added four assists against just one turnover in 31 minutes for the Rebels (9-1). Jaylen Murray chipped in 14 points, going 4-of-8 from the 3-point line, as Ole Miss converted 13-of-32 attempts from the arc.Denijay Harris scored 16 points to pace the Golden Eagles (4-6) but simply didn’t have enough help. Southern Miss made only 32.7 percent of its field-goal tries, including 4-of-23 3-point attempts, and coughed up 17 turnovers that led to 24 points for Ole Miss.Davon Barnes contributed nine points and 11 rebounds for the Rebels, leading them to a 40-34 advantage on the glass. Ole Miss also carved out advantages of 18-4 on fastbreak points and 13-3 in second-chance points.The Rebels never trailed and led for all but 33 seconds. Murray started the game with a 3-pointer, and the Golden Eagles soon trailed 16-2 after Jaemyn Brakefield canned a trey at the 13:13 mark.

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