Obaseki hits 3-pointer to cap rally in No. 13 Texas A&M's 63-62 win over No. 16 Mississippi

Obaseki hits 3-pointer to cap rally in No. 13 Texas A&M’s 63-62 win over No. 16 Mississippi

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Texas A&M guard Zhuric Phelps (1) and Texas A&M forward Pharrel Payne (21) celebrate the win over Mississippi during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Texas A&M forward Andersson Garcia celebrates the win over Mississippi during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Mississippi forward Malik Dia (0) reacts to the loss to Texas A&M during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams watches against Mississippi during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Mississippi guard Jaylen Murray (5) is defended by Texas A&M guard Zhuric Phelps (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Mississippi forward Jaemyn Brakefield (4) and Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV (4) got for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Texas A&M forward Andersson Garcia (11) is defended by Mississippi guard Dre Davis (14) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Mississippi head coach Chris Beard exhorts his team against Texas A&M during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Mississippi guard Eduardo Klafke (8), center, dives for the ball against Texas A&M forward Henry Coleman III (15), left, Texas A&M guard Manny Obaseki (35), and Texas A&M forward Solomon Washington (9), right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Mississippi guard Davon Barnes (7) is defended by Texas A&M forward Andersson Garcia (11)during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Mississippi guard Matthew Murrell (11) shoots against Texas A&M guard Hayden Hefner (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

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Texas A&M guard Manny Obaseki (35) is defended by Mississippi guard Jaylen Murray (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

By CHRIS BURROWS

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Manny Obaseki hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to cap an 11-2 closing run in No. 13 Texas A&M’s 63-62 victory over No. 16 Mississippi on Wednesday night.

Obaseki’s contested shot from the corner gave Texas A&M (15-4, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) its only lead of the game. Jaemyn Brakefield missed a shot for Ole Miss (15-4, 4-2) with two seconds remaining.

Zhuric Phelps led Texas A&M with 14 points. Obaseki added 12 in 18 minutes in a reserve role, and Pharrel Payne had 10 points.

Sean Pedulla led Mississippi with 16 points. Malik Dia and Jaylen Murray each had 12, and Jaemyn Brakefield added 10.

Takeaways

Texas A&M: The Aggies improved to 2-1 in SEC road games, beating a ranked conference fie for the first time this season. ... Two-time All-SEC guard Wade Taylor IV, in his second appearance after missing three games with an injury, had only four points and committed five turnovers.

Mississippi: The Rebels lost for the first time this season at home to fall into a a third-place logjam of six teams with two losses in the SEC standings behind No. 1 Auburn and No. 4 Alabama. Pedulla and Murray had four 3-point shots apiece.

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Key moment

Obaseki’s winner capped a decisive 11-2 closing run, highlighted by a 7-0 surge in the final 29 seconds. Ole Miss did not have a basket in the final 3:49.

Key stat

Texas A&M had a 48-31 rebounding edge.

Up next

Both team are back in action Saturday. Texas A&M vis at Texas, and Mississippi is at No. 22 Missouri.

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