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LIVE UPDATES: Ole Miss Rebels vs. No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide

Follow along for live updates on Ole Miss versus Alabama.

Ben King

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- In their first basketball game of 2023, the Ole Miss Rebels are traveling to take on the No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide on Tuesday night in Coleman Coliseum.

The Rebels started conference play last Wednesday against the Tennessee Volunteers and endured a tough 63-59 loss after holding the lead for most of the game.

Entering Tuesday's game, Ole Miss is 8-5 with a 0-1 conference record while Alabama is 11-2 and 1-0 in SEC play. The Tide are currently 10.5-point favorites over the Rebels.

Junior guard Matthew Murrell leads Ole Miss, averaging 14.8 ppg, while freshman forward Brandon Miller leads in scoring Alabama with 19.2 ppg. The Rebels will look to get back on track on the road after suffering back-to-back losses at home.

Follow along below for live updates between the Rebels and Crimson Tide.

Pregame

Ole Miss will be sporting its navy threads versus Alabama on Tuesday night.

First Half

H1 (13:57): Ole Miss has a one-point lead at the first media timeout of the game.

Ole Miss 8, Alabama 7

H1 (10:30): The Tide have regained the lead after making their last five shots from the field.

Alabama 19, Ole Miss 12 

H1 (8:39): The Rebels are starting to fall behind and Ole Miss is forced to call its first timeout of the game.

Alabama 26, Ole Miss 16

H1 (7:57): Ole Miss is trailing by 12 at the third media timeout of the half.

Alabama 28, Ole Miss 16

H1 (3:52): Ole Miss trails by 15 points now with less than four minutes remaining in the first half.

Alabama 35, Ole Miss 20

H1 (0:55): Ole Miss uses its second timeout with less than a minute remaining in the half after Alabama freshman Brandon Miller throws down an alley-oop.

Alabama 41, Ole Miss 23

Halftime -- Alabama 44, Ole Miss 23

Second Half 

H2 (15:31): It is looking grim, as the Rebels are now trailing by 22 points at the first media timeout of the second half.

Alabama 52, Ole Miss 30

H2 (11:54): Ole Miss knocked down a few shots, but still trails Alabama by 22 points.

Alabama 60, Ole Miss 38

H2 (7:54): Alabama extends its lead to 24 with less than eight minutes in the game.

Alabama 68, Ole Miss 44

H2 (3:58): The Rebels are fighting back with less than four minutes remaining and only trail by 15 points now.

Alabama 73, Ole Miss 58 

Final -- Alabama 84, Ole Miss 62 

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