NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — AJ Stoll scored 17 points, Ilyas Kamaldin added 16 and No. 15 seed Mississippi defeated No. 15 and No. 2 seed Alabama 80-79 on Friday night in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals.
Mississippi (15-19) won for the third time in three days after losing 12 of its final 13 regular-season games. The Rebels advance to the semifinals Saturday against the winner of the last quarterfinal matchup between No. 17 Arkansas and Oklahoma State.
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Labaron Philon led Alabama (23-9) with 28 points. Aden Holloway scored 18 points and Aiden Sherrell had 14 points. Philon hit 5 of 7 three-pointers and 9 of 16 overall.
Philon hit two free throws with 13.4 seconds left to cut Mississippi’s lead to one. Mississippi State’s Eduardo Klafke missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 9.4 seconds left. Alabama went the other way on the rebound but turned the ball over in its own basket.
Mississippi led 47-41 at halftime.
Alabama won the only regular season game between the two teams 93-74 in Oxford.
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Alabama: Waiting for Selection Sunday to learn its next opponent.
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Mississippi State: Winner of Saturday’s matchup against Oklahoma State-Arkansas.
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