Pinkins and Storr score 26 apiece, Ole Miss beats Auburn 85-79 to snap a 10-game skid
Mississippi guard AJ Storr (2) dunks the ball against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Auburn, Ala. Credit: AP/Butch Dill
AUBURN, Ala. — Patton Pinkins made 8 of 10 from the field and finished with a career-high 26 points, AJ Storr also scored 26 points, and Mississippi beat Auburn 85-79 on Saturday night to snap a 10-game skid.
Ole Miss (12-17, 4-12 SEC) also ended a 10-game losing streak against the Tigers.
Auburn (15-14, 6-10 SEC), which has lost seven of its last eight, took a crushing blow to its NCAA Tournament hopes.
Storr was 9-of-15 shooting while Pinkins made 4 of 5 from 3-point range. Malik Dia added 10 points for the Rebels.
Tahaad Pettiford led Auburn with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting. Keyshawn Hall added 21 points, Elyjah Freeman scored 15 and Kevin Overton 10.
Freeman and Overton hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark an 11-2 run to open the second half that culminated when Pettiford converted a three-point play that gave Auburn an eight-point lead with 17:16 left in the game. The Tigers went nearly six minutes without a field goal and Ole Miss scored 27 of the next 34 points to take a 67-55 lead when Storr hit a 3 with 7:32 remaining.
Auburn responded with a 16-4 run that made it a two-point game with 3:20 to go, but Ilias Kamardine answered with a 3 and Pinkins made 6 of 6 from the free-throw line from there to seal it.
Mississippi guard Ilias Kamardine (6) tries to get around Auburn forward Filip Jovic (38) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Auburn, Ala. Credit: AP/Butch Dill
Auburn is 0-13 this season when trailing with five minutes left.
Up next
Auburn: Hosts LSU on Tuesday.
Ole Miss: Hosts No. 25 Vanderbilt on Tuesday.
