OXFORD — David Jenkins Jr. scored 22 points, including six straight to close out overtime Tuesday night to lead the South Dakota State men’s basketball team to a 99-97 victory against Ole Miss.
Mike Daum scored a game-high 26 points for the Jackrabbits (7-2) and Reed Tellinghuisen added 19, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1 minutes, 28 seconds remaining in overtime that gave his team a 93-91 lead. Jenkins followed with two free throws and two contested baskets to preserve the win.
“We preach about togetherness, and we had it tonight,” South Dakota State coach T.J. Otzelburger said. “David was tremendous late in overtime, and our guys never folded when they charged hard at us in the second half and overtime. I’m so proud of them.”
Terence Davis had 22 points to lead Ole Miss (4-2), but he fouled out late in regulation. Markel Crawford and Deandre Burnett scored 19 points apiece for the Rebels, who rallied from a 23-point first-half deficit and trailed 55-35 at halftime.
“We did not show the sense of urgency we needed to start this game,” Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said. “But South Dakota State put on a clinic in the first half, and they made the big plays at the end to get it. They deserve the credit.”
South Dakota State, which earned the automatic NCAA tournament berth last year from the Summit Conference, shot 35-for-74 (47 percent) from the field, including 18-for-41 (44 percent) from 3-point range. Daum and Tellinghuisen accounted for 11 from the 3-point line as six Jackrabbits hit treys.
Ole Miss was 36-for-72 (50 percent) from the field thanks to Davis and Crawford, who combined to shoot 17-for-30. The Rebels were 7-for-27 (26 percent) from 3-point range and 18-for-27 (66 percent) from the free-throw line.
South Dakota State improved to 2-1 against Power 5 conference teams. They also have a win against Iowa. The loss is to Kansas. South Dakota State started 11-for-13 from 3-point range and led 51-28 late in the first half.
Jenkins led the late surge as the Jackrabbits were 4-for-4 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final three minutes of overtime.
Ole Miss missed 13 consecutive 3-pointers before Crawford broke the streak with 2:25 left in the first half. Ole Miss was outrebounded 44-41, but Marcanvis Hymon had a game-high 11 rebounds. The Rebels led 82-78 lead with 1:57 left in regulation, but were shut out after Davis fouled out.
n Southern Mississippi will take on South
Alabama: At Mobile, Alabama, the men’s basketball team will play its fourth game in six days at 7 tonight when it battles South Alabama at the Mitchell Center.
Southern Miss (3-3) is coming off a 77-65 loss to Northern Colorado at the Sanford Pentagon Challenge in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
South Alabama (4-3) is coming off a 55-52, last-shot victory against New Orleans on Sunday.
n Alabama will play host to Louisiana Tech: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the No. 24 Alabama men’s basketball team will kick off a three-game home stand at 7 tonight (SEC Network+) when it plays host to Louisiana Tech at Coleman Coliseum.
Guard Collin Sexton is coming off an Alabama freshman single-game scoring record when he put up 40-points in an 89-84 loss to then-No. 14 Minnesota on Saturday night at the Barclays Classic. Sexton, who leads the Southeastern Conference in scoring (25.2 points per game), was named the SEC Freshman of the Week for his performance last week.
Alabama (5-1) is off to its best start under coach Avery Johnson, who is in his third year at the helm.
Women
n Southern Mississippi’s McNelis earns 450th career win: At Natchitcohes, Louisiana, Southern Mississippi women’s basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis earned her 450th career win Tuesday night with a 71-59 victory against Northwestern State in Prather Coliseum.
McNelis is the 41st active Division I women’s basketball coach and the 77th active Division I basketball coach to hit the milestone.
Jayla King had 25 points and a game-high six rebounds for Southern Miss (6-1), which will play host to South Alabama at 6 p.m. Thursday at Reed Green Coliseum.
Junior Colleges
n EMCC loses two to Shelton State: At Scooba, the East Mississippi Community College women’s and men’s basketball teams lost to Shelton State C.C. on Monday night at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.
The EMCC women lost to Shelton State C.C. 86-65, while the men’s team dropped a 71-63 decision.
In the women’s game, former Columbus High School standout Kayla Rogers had 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench for EMCC (2-3).
In the men’s game, former New Hope High standout Terryonte Thomas had a game-high 25 points. Former Starkville High standout Darrious Agnew had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
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