COLUMBIA, Mo. — Javon Pickett and Ronnie DeGray III each scored 14 points and Missouri beat Mississippi 74-68. DaJuan Gordon, Kobe Brown and Amari Davis added 13 points apiece for Missouri (10-14, 4-7 Southeastern Conference).
Matthew Murrell scored 15 points for Ole Miss (12-13, 3-9).
Jarkel Joiner added 13 points and Luis Rodriguez 12.
Ole Miss pulled within single digits with about five minutes remaining and later used a 12-5 surge to cut the deficit to 69-64 with 1:30 left.
But Joiner then missed a jumper and Murrell a 3, and the Tigers made 5 of 6 from the line to seal it.
