LIVE UPDATES: Ole Miss Hosts Texas A&M in 2024 Season Finale

The Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team is set to close out its 2023-24 campaign at home versus the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday afternoon.

OXFORD, Miss. -- The Ole Miss Rebels will close out their 2023-24 regular season slate when they host the Texas A&M Aggies in the Sandy and John Black Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. It will be a special season finale, as it is also Ole Miss Senior Day. The Rebels will be honoring their graduating seniors before the game.

The Rebels are coming off a midweek road loss to the Georgia Bulldogs that Ole Miss likely would have won had its leading scorer, Matthew Murrell, made it through the opening minutes of the game. Murrell exited the game early due to an illness, but will be ready to go for his final home game as a Rebel on Saturday. Murrell leads Ole Miss in scoring with 16.5 points per game.

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Ole Miss will likely not be participating in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, but finishing the season with a home win is all Chris Beard is worried about right now, and called for a strong crowd on Thursday to help send off his seniors. 

Follow along below for live updates between Ole Miss and Texas &M. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. CT in Oxford, and you can find out how to watch the game here.

PREGAME

Ole Miss will be wearing its all-white throwback uniforms versus the Aggies, and you can find that uniform reveal here.

FIRST HALF

1H U16 -- Ole Miss won the opening tip, but the Aggies got on the board first thanks to a personal foul on Allen Flanigan. The Rebels are off to a poor start, as they currently trail Texas A&M 14-0 at the first media timeout of the afternoon.

1H U12 -- Matthew Murrell finally got Ole Miss on the board with a three-pointer, but the Rebels still trail the Aggies 25-12 at the U12 timeout. A quick 7-0 scoring run from Ole Miss has cut down A&M's lead, but the Rebels will need to produce a few more of those if they want to get in control of this game.

1H U8 -- Ole Miss is slowly, but surely, chipping away at Texas A&M's lead, as the Rebels trail the Aggies 27-15 with less than eight minutes remaining in the half. Ole Miss has held A&M to zero points in the last two minutes.

1H U4 -- The Rebels got within six points of A&M, but proceeded to go on a two-minute scoring drought. Ole Miss now trails the Aggies 35-24 at the final media timeout of the half.

HALF: Texas A&M 42, Ole Miss 29

SECOND HALF

2H U16 -- Things have gone from bad to worse for Ole Miss to start the second half, as Texas A&M is beating the Rebels 57-40 at the U16 timeout. The Aggies have made four of their last five field goals.

2H U12 -- The Rebels are trailing the Aggies 63-45 at the U12 timeout. Jaylen Murray leads the team in scoring with 15 points so far.

2H U8 -- Ole Miss is trailing Texas A&M 73-49 at the U8 timeout. The Aggies manufactured a 7-0 scoring run since the last break, and they have continued to pour on the points as the half expires.

2H U4 -- The Aggies hold a 82-53 lead over the Rebels at the final media timeout of the game. 

FINAL: Texas A&M 86, Ole Miss 60