Oxford, Mississippi; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rebels -3.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Ole Miss hosts No. 13 Texas A&M after Jaemyn Brakefield scored 20 points in Ole Miss' 84-81 overtime loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Riley Kugel scored a game-high 21 points and No. 15 Mississippi State held off No. 21 Ole Miss 84-81 in overtime on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.

Riley Kugel scored a season-high 21 points, including two free throws with 11 seconds remaining in overtime, and No. 15 Mississippi State knocked off No. 21 Mississippi 84-81.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Malik Dia scored 19 points, Jaemyn Brakefield added 16 and No. 23 Mississippi beat LSU 77-65 on Saturday night. The Rebels (14-2, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) have won their first three league games for the first time in six years.

Malik Dia scored 21 points to lead No. 23 Mississippi to a 73-66 win over Arkansas, the Rebels’ first win in Fayetteville since 2015.

Malik Dia’s 23 points, 19 rebounds and two blocks led No. 21 Mississippi to a 74-64 win over No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday. Sean Pedulla scored 12 points and had three steals and Matthew Murrell scored 11.

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.

No. 15 Mississippi State men’s basketball topped No. 21 Ole Miss in a ranked rivalry matchup that went to overtime. Riley Kugel led Mississippi State with 21 points, while MRA grad Josh Hubbard had 10.

The lone meeting this season between No. 15 Mississippi State and No. 6 Tennessee will be of national significance Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn. Mississippi State (15-3, 3-2 SEC) met in-state foe Ole Miss on Saturday in another duel of ranked teams and held on to defeat the No.

Ole Miss lost for the first time in SEC play Saturday at in-state rival Mississippi State. But the Rebels weren’t negatively impacted rankings-wise. If anything, the loss, in overtime, further cemented their contender status.

Last week was a big one for the Ole Miss men’s basketball team despite splitting its pair of road games in the Southeastern Conference. A win at No. 4 Alabama boosted the No. 16-ranked Rebels NCAA Tournament résumé and gave them a bigger margin for error.

Another big-time matchup in the SEC approaches as the No. 16 Ole Miss men's basketball team returns home to host No. 13 Texas A&M on