Malik Dia scores 19 points, No. 23 Mississippi beats LSU 77-65 for 3-0 start in SEC

By The Associated Press

Mississippi guard Eduardo Klafke (8) is fouled by LSU guard Cam Carter, top, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Bruce Newman]

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Malik Dia scored 19 points, Jaemyn Brakefield added 16 and No. 23 Mississippi beat LSU 77-65 on Saturday night. The Rebels (14-2, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) have won their first three league games for the first time in six years. Dia, a 6-foot-9 transfer center from Belmont, made 2 of 4 3-pointers and had seven rebounds and two blocks. He was coming off a 21-point, eight-rebound performance in the Rebels’ 73-66 victory at Arkansas on Wednesday night. Cam Carter led LSU (11-5, 0-3) with 16 points. Daimon Collins added 14, and Jordan Sears had 10.