Brakefield met Brandon Hill, who was his prep school coach's nephew, eight years ago and treats him like a brother

Oxford, Mississippi; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Ole Miss takes on No. 13 Texas A&M after Jaemyn Brakefield scored 20 points in Ole Miss' 84-81 overtime loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Sean Pedulla scored a game-high 19 points and Davon Barnes had a crucial rebound before making a pair of late free throws as No. 23 Ole Miss outlasted Texas 72-69 on Wednesday in a key Southeastern Conference clash in Oxford, Miss.

Ja'Kobi Gillespie delivered 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced Maryland to a 76-68 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday in College Park, Md. Rodney

Johni Broome scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and had 16 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn beat LSU 87-74 on Wednesday

Big games by former Oscar Smith, Lake Taylor, Warhill and Catholic standouts mark the night in college basketball.

For everything that went wrong in the closing minutes of the loss against Texas A&M last week the Ole Miss men’s basketball team managed to do them right on Wednesday. Needing to find a way to close out the game in what Rebels head coach Chris Beard calls “winning time,

BATON ROUGE, La. — Johni Broome scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and had 16 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn beat LSU 87-74 on Wednesday night for its 12th straight victory.

There’s no lack of storylines when No. 23 Ole Miss faces dangerous but unranked Texas on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference contest in Oxford, Miss.

There's no lack of storylines when No. 23 Ole Miss faces dangerous but unranked Texas on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference contest in Oxford, Miss. The Rebels (15-5, 4-3 SEC)

There is strong enthusiasm and fan support in Year 2 of coach Chris Beard's tenure at Ole Miss, but the rigors of Southeastern Conference play and two straight losses have

But he set one thing straight when host Jay Williams asked what the "major difference between what things used to be and where they are right now" was for the conference. STEVENSON STILL HERE ...