Jaemyn Brakefield carries Ole Miss to win over No. 4 Vols

Jaemyn Brakefield’s tiebreaking putback with 7.5 seconds left capped an massive second-half performance as Ole Miss stunned No. 4 Tennessee 78-76 on Wednesday in Oxford, Miss.After Tennessee’s Igor Milicic Jr. converted a four-point play with 40 seconds left to knot it at 76-all, Brakefield, a senior who scored all 19 of his points in the second half, grabbed an offensive rebound and put in the game-winner.Milicic missed a short shot in the lane at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.The Rebels (21-9, 10-7 Southeastern Conference) got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Dre Davis, plus 13 points from Malik Dia. Matthew Murrell scored 12 as Ole Miss broke a four-game head-to-head losing streak against Tennessee.Ole Miss won its second game in a row after a three-game skid.The Volunteers (24-6, 11-6) got 17 points from Jordan Gainey and 15 from Chaz Lanier. Felix Okpara had 13 points and seven boards, while Zakai Zeigler totaled eight points and 15 assists.The Rebels shot 45.6 percent from the floor, while the Volunteers made 46.3 percent of their shots.Ole Miss outscored the visitors 46-20 in the paint.

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