Brakefield leads Ole Miss against Memphis after 25-point game

Memphis Tigers (5-1) at Ole Miss Rebels (6-0)

Oxford, Mississippi; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -1.5; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: Ole Miss hosts the Memphis Tigers after Jaemyn Brakefield scored 25 points in Ole Miss’ 72-52 win over the NC State Wolfpack.

The Rebels are 5-0 on their home court. Ole Miss is third in the SEC in team defense, allowing 64.5 points while holding opponents to 38.9% shooting.

The Tigers are 1-0 on the road. Memphis is sixth in the AAC scoring 79.0 points per game and is shooting 45.9%.

Ole Miss averages 72.2 points per game, 0.2 more points than the 72.0 Memphis gives up. Memphis has shot at a 45.9% rate from the field this season, 7.0 percentage points higher than the 38.9% shooting opponents of Ole Miss have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylen Murray is shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Rebels, while averaging 12.3 points and 3.8 assists. Allen Flanigan is shooting 44.7% and averaging 19.3 points for Ole Miss.

David Jones is shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 17.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals. Jaykwon Walton is averaging 11.5 points for Memphis.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.