OXFORD, Miss — Sean Pedulla and Matthew Murrrell each had 19 points, and Mississippi defeated Oral Roberts 100-68 Thursday night as the Rebels remained unbeaten.
Five players scored in double figures for Ole Miss (5-0) with Jaemyn Brakefield and Davon Barnes adding 13 apiece, and Mikeal Brown-Jones scoring 12.
Oral Roberts (2-4) got 19 points from Darius Robinson Jr., 14 from Sam Alajiki and 13 from Issac McBride.
The Rebels scored 37 points of 21 ORU turnovers. The turnovers led to layups, and the Rebels outscored the Eagles 44-16 in the paint. Ole Miss had just eight turnovers of its own and was credited with 13 steals, five of them by Pedulla.
The Rebels went 13-0 in non-conference play last season and have now won 18-straight non-conference games, the longest streak in the nation. North Carolina State and Memphis were non-conference highlight wins a year ago. Ole Miss hasn’t faced a high major this season.
Ole Miss faces 4-0 Brigham Young in San Diego on Thanksgiving. North Carolina State and Purdue make up the other half of the neutral-site event.
