{"id":544215,"date":"2026-01-18T05:52:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/544215\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T05:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:52:05","slug":"pinkins-floater-with-18-8-seconds-left-helps-ole-miss-beat-mississippi-state-68-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/544215\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinkins’ floater with 18.8 seconds left helps Ole Miss beat Mississippi State 68-67"},"content":{"rendered":"

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Ilias Kamardine and AJ Storr scored 17 points apiece, Patton Pinkins made the go-ahead jumper with 18.8 seconds left, and Mississippi beat Mississippi State<\/a> 68-67 on Saturday night for its third win in a row.<\/p>\n

Malik Dia had eight points on 3-of-10 shooting and 11 rebounds for Ole Miss<\/a> (11-7, 3-2 SEC).<\/p>\n

Mississippi State (10-8 2-3) has lost three in a row despite having a double-digit lead in each of those games.<\/p>\n

Jayden Epps led the Bulldogs with 14 points on 4-of-18 shooting. Jamarion Davis-Fleming made 6 of 8 from the field and finished 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Josh Hubbard, who went in averaging 22.8 points (No. 7 nationally), also scored 13 but made just 3 of 16 overall, 2 of 8 from 3, and 5 of 10 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n

Storr hit a step-back jumper that gave the Rebels a four-point lead with 1:16 to play before Hubbard answered 10 seconds later with a contested pull-up 3 from NBA range and then made two free throws with 34 seconds remaining to put Mississippi State up 67-66. Pinkins hit a baseline floater that capped the scoring.<\/p>\n

Hubbard missed two free throws with 12 seconds left and, after Storr missed the front end of a 1-and-1, missed a potential winning layup before the buzzer.<\/p>\n

Kamardine made a layup and James Scott followed with a two-hand dunk that gave Ole Miss its first lead of the game, 34-32, with 17:05 remaining.<\/p>\n

The teams combined to make 7 of 47 (14.9%) from 3-point range in a game that featured 13 lead changes and seven ties, all in the second half.<\/p>\n

Mississippi State is 152-121 against the Rebels in the 12th-most played rivalry in the history of college basketball.<\/p>\n

Ole Miss: Hosts Auburn on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Mississippi State: Plays Wednesday at Texas A&M.<\/p>\n

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