The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mississippi upsets No. 18 Memphis 67-63
OXFORD, MISS. — When Mississippi coach Kermit Davis scanned the final stat sheet, he chose the obvious explanation after the Rebels defeated No. 18 Memphis 67-63 on Saturday.
“It’s free throws. We analyze a lot of things as coaches and sometimes it’s real simple,” Davis said. “It wasn’t a pretty game offensively for either team, but it was good for us at the end.”
The Rebels (6-2), led by Jarkel Joyner with 20 points and eight rebounds, built a 62-51 lead on a jumper by Luis Rodriguez with 2:10 remaining. They relied on the free throw shooting to send Memphis (5-3) to its third straight loss.
Nysler Brooks made three free throws in the final 32 seconds to preserve the win.
Matthew Murrell added 19 points for the Rebels.
“It was big for me, but it was big for all of us,” said Murrell, a Memphis native. “I had been waiting for this game since COVID canceled it last year.”
(At) No. 6 Villanova 81, Saint Joseph’s 52: Collin Gillespie scored 23 points to lead No. 6 Villanova over Saint Joseph’s. Justin Moore added 16 points and Eric Dixon had 12 for the shorthanded Wildcats (6-2), who won their 10th straight in a series dating to 1921 between the Big Five rivals that are separated by just 7 miles. Jordan Hall scored 22 points for Saint Joe’s (4-4).
No. 13 Tennessee 69, (at) Colorado 54: Freshman
Kennedy Chandler scored 16 of his season-high 28 points in the first half, and No. 13 Tennessee pulled away from Colorado. Tennessee (6-1) overcame a slow start to win its third straight since an 18-point loss to No. 6 Villa- nova. Santiago Vescovi had 13 points for the Volunteers. Evan Battey had 12 points and Tristan Da Silva scored 11 for the Buffaloes (6-3).
(At) No. 21 Auburn 86, Yale 64: K.D. Johnson scored 19 points, freshman Jabari Smith added 17 points and seven rebounds, and No. 21 Auburn (7-1) blew past Yale on Saturday. Johnson, who transferred from Georgia this offseason, overcame an injury scare in the first half to lead the Tigers in scoring.
(At) No. 23 Wisconsin 89, Marquette 76: Johnny
Davis scored 25 points to lead four Wisconsin players in double figures as the No. 23 Badgers downed in-state rival Marquette. Davis, who averaged seven points a game last season coming off the bench, kept up his torrid start to the season for Wisconsin (7-1). He’s now aver- aging more than 20 points.
(At) No. 24 Michigan 72, San Diego State 58: Hunter Dickinson and No. 24 Michi- gan bounced back from a disappointing showing. Dickinson scored 23 points, mak- ing all three of his 3-pointers, and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the Wolverines beat San Diego State. The 7-foot-1 center had not made or taken more than one shot beyond the arc before the Aztecs left him open and dared him to take his offense outside.
(At) No. 25 Seton Hall 113, Nyack 67: Seton Hall had a trio come off the bench and combine for 66 points, lead- ing the Pirates over Division II Nyack. Tyrese Samuel had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Jamir Harris scored 23 points and Tray Jackson had 21 points for Seton Hall (7-1).
(At) No. 10 Arkansas 93, UALR 78: Au’Diese Toney and JD Notae each scored 18 points to lift No. 10 Arkan- sas past Little Rock.
No. 12 BYU 74, (at) Missouri State 68: Alex Barcello scored 21 points, Te’Jon Lucas added 17 and BYU pulled away in the final 90 seconds.
(At) No. 17 UConn 88, Grambling State 59: R.J. Cole scored 18 points to help No. 17 UConn, which was playing without two injured starters.