OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Tyrece Radford scored 16 of his 19 points in the first half as Texas A&M built a big lead and then cruised to a 76-66 victory over Mississippi on Saturday.
Texas A&M (18-11, 7-9 Southeastern Conference) has won three of its last four since ending a seven-game skid. Ole Miss (13-16, 4-12) has lost six of its last seven games.
The Aggies scored the first 14 points of the game and led 46-23 at the break, shooting 68% (19 of 28) from the floor in the first half. Radford made a pair of 3-pointers and 7 of 8 field goals. Ole Miss shot 36% (9 of 25) and missed eight 3-point attempts in the half.
Radford grabbed seven rebounds, was 8-of-12 shooting and has scored in double figures in seven of the last eight games. Hassan Diarra added 13 points and Quenton Jackson 11. The Aggies finished 27 of 50 (54%) from the floor and 17 of 23 from the free-throw line.
Henry Coleman III, who led the Aggies with 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting in a 16-point victory over Ole Miss on Jan. 11, had nine points and seven rebounds in this one.
Matthew Murrell scored 20 points to lead Ole Miss. Tye Fagan added 10 points and a career-high eight assists. The Rebels didn’t get within 10 points until about two minutes remained.
The Aggies have won six of the last eight games in the series.
Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Postgame Notes
Texas A&M 76, Ole Miss 66
SJB Pavilion (Oxford, Miss.)
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Texas A&M completed the season sweep over the Ole Miss Rebels with a 76-66 victory Saturday in Oxford to move to 18-11 (7-9 SEC) on the year.
- A&M leads the all-time series, 9-4, and has won six of the last eight meetings.
TEAM NOTES
- Texas A&M opened the game on a 14-0 run and held the Rebels scoreless for the first 4:58 of the game.
- A&M shot 67.9% from the floor in the first half (19-of-28), which is the highest field goal percentage by the Maroon & White in the Buzz Williams era. It was the highest field goal percentage in a single half since the Aggies shot 70% (14-of-20) in the second half against Auburn on Feb. 18, 2017.
- The Aggies outscored the Rebels in the paint, 38-24.
- Texas A&M forced 12 Ole Miss turnovers, and converted those in to 15 points.
- The Aggies used the starting lineup of Henry Coleman III, Quenton Jackson, Manny Obaseki, Tyrece Radford and Wade Taylor IV for the second time this season (2-0).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Tyrece Radford led the team with a season-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Boots has scored in double figures in seven of the last eight games. Radford hauled in a team-high seven rebounds.
- Hassan Diarra added 13 points off the bench. The Queens, New York, native has scored in double figures in last three games.
- Quenton Jackson registered 11 points, and has scored in double figures in 11-straight games.
- Hayden Hefner, who entered the game averaging 2.5 points per game, tallied eight points to go along with three assists and a pair of rebounds.
- In the last two games, Hefner is averaging 7.5 points.