Georgia beats Mississippi for first SEC win of season 78-74

Joshua Vinson

4 years ago

FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo, Mississippi head coach Kermit Davis yells to his players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. Davis has tested positive for COVID-19 and could be sidelined when the season starts. Ole Miss announced the positive test on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, saying if a follow-up test is also positive Davis will isolate at home and miss the Rebels’ first two games. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Tye Fagan scored 19 points, Shavir Wheeler added 18 points and nine assists and Georgia held off Mississippi 78-74 to win its first conference game of the season and snap a four-game losing streak.

Devonte Shuler led a 9-0 run with seven points that got the Rebels within one with 1:27 to go but Wheeler made four free throws over the next minute and another by Justin Kier provided the final margin with five seconds left.

Shuler had four 3-pointers and scored 24 points with eight assists and Jarkel Joiner added a career-high 22 points for Ole Miss.