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03/13 23:52 CDT Mississippi beats No. 15 Alabama 80-79 in SEC quarterfinal
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Mississippi beats No. 15 Alabama 80-79 in SEC quarterfinal shocker
By JIM DIAMOND
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- AJ Storr scored 17 points, Ilias Kamardine added 16
and 15th-seeded Mississippi upset No. 15 and second-seeded Alabama 80-79 on
Friday night in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
Mississippi (15-19) won for the third time in three days in the tournament
after losing 12 of the final 13 regular-season games. The Rebels advanced to
the semifinals Saturday against No. 17 Arkansas, an 82-79 winner over Oklahoma
in the final quarterfinal.
Labaron Philon led Alabama (23-9) with 28 points. Aden Holloway added 18 points
and Aiden Sherrell had 14. Philon was five for seven from 3-point range and
shot 9 of 16 overall.
Philon cut Mississippi's lead to a point with two free throws with 13.4 seconds
remaining. Mississippi's Eduardo Klafke missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with
9.4 seconds remaining. Alabama went the other way on the rebound, but turned
the ball over under its own basket.
Mississippi led 47-41 at the half.
Alabama won the only regular-season matchup between the teams, 93-74 in Oxford.
Up next
Alabama: Waits to learn its next opponent on Selection Sunday.
Mississippi: Faces Arkansas on Saturday.
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