Ole Miss Rebels vs Mississippi State Bulldogs
Ole Miss beats Mississippi State 85-73 to advance to SEC Tournament quarters for 5th straight season
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- — Kennedy Todd-Williams and Madison Scott scored 20 points apiece and No. 7 seed Ole Miss beat No. 10 seed Mississippi State 85-73 on Thursday to advance to the SEC Tournament quarterfinals for the fifth straight season.
Ole Miss (20-9), which has won 20-plus in four straight seasons, will play top-ranked and No. 2 seed Texas in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Rebels lost to the then-No. 7 Longhorns 61-58 on Jan. 26 when SEC player of the year Madison Booker hit a jump shot with 13 seconds remaining to wipe out an eight-point deficit in the final five minutes.
Ole Miss made 9 of 11 shots spanning the first-quarter break and closed the first half on a 7-0 run to take a 42-35 lead. Tameiya Sadler, Todd-Williams and Scott each scored nine points in the half.
Ole Miss led the entire third quarter and scored the opening four points of the fourth for a 69-56 lead. Mississippi State never got closer than a nine-point deficit after that.
Reserves Sira Thienou had 13 points and Christeen Iwuala scored 11 for Ole Miss. The Rebels went 21 of 28 from the free-throw line, with six apiece from Todd-Williams and Scott.
Madina Okot had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Jerkaila Jordan also scored 14 for Mississippi State (21-11). Destiney McPhaul added 11 points off the bench, and Chandler Prater and reserve Eniya Russell each scored 10.
Ole Miss scored 20 points off 21 turnovers.
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Game Information
Greenville, SC
Referee:Eric Koch
Referee:Maggie Tieman
2025-26 Standings
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 13-1 | - | 27-2 |
| Texas | 11-3 | 2 | 26-3 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-3 | 2 | 25-3 |
| LSU | 10-4 | 3 | 24-4 |
| Oklahoma | 9-5 | 4 | 21-6 |
| Ole Miss | 8-6 | 5 | 21-8 |
| Tennessee | 8-6 | 5 | 16-10 |
| Alabama | 7-7 | 6 | 21-7 |
| Georgia | 7-7 | 6 | 21-7 |
| Kentucky | 7-7 | 6 | 20-8 |
| Mississippi State | 5-9 | 8 | 18-10 |
| Texas A&M | 5-9 | 8 | 12-11 |
| Florida | 4-10 | 9 | 16-13 |
| Missouri | 4-10 | 9 | 16-13 |
| Auburn | 3-11 | 10 | 14-14 |
| Arkansas | 0-14 | 13 | 11-18 |
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