Utah Fends Off Ole Miss to Secure 75-74 Victory at the Acrisure Series

Wednesday, November 26

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Utah Fends Off Ole Miss to Secure 75-74 Victory at the Acrisure Series

11/27/2025 1:30 AM | Men's Basketball

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Don McHenry led the Runnin’ Utes to victory with 27 points on 5-of-6 shooting from downtown

By: Austin Eames

PALM DESERT, Calif. – The Utah men's basketball team secured a hard-fought 75-74 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels inside of the Acrisure Center on Wednesday night, securing a third-place finish at the Acrisure Series.

Down 10-7 to Ole Miss early in the opening period, Utah's Kendyl Sanders connected on a corner three that tied the contest with 13:22 left.

The Runnin' Utes (6-2) and Rebels traded buckets as the frame progressed, swapping three leads and finding themselves tied up seven times before the half finished.

Tied at 25-25 with 5:46 in the half, the Utes lurched forward with free throws from Terrence Brown – which opened a 6-0 run that culminated in two more free throws from Don McHenry that gave Utah a 31-25 advantage with 4:24 to go.

Sharp shooting from McHenry anchored the Utes in the frame, as the senior guard contributed a game-high 19 points (7-of-8 FG) in the half to help his team take a 42-34 lead into the break.

As a unit, Utah opened the game shooting 4-for-11 from the floor before connecting on 11-of-16 shots in the final 11:21 of the period.

Utah's advantage ballooned to 58-44 in the opening minutes of the second half thanks to a layup from McHenry at the 15:37 mark.

From there, the Rebels (5-2) weaseled their way back into the contest by way of a 17-7 scoring run that spanned 6:28 minutes. Utah shot 3-of-9 during the same stretch as Ole Miss tied the game at 67-67 on a three from Ilias Kamardine and 4:21 remaining.

Down 72-70 with 1:35 to go, a corner three from McHenry gave the Utes a 73-72 advantage that was short-lived behind a hook shot from Kamardine on the next possession.

A blocked layup by Brown and missed 3-pointer from Ole Miss gave the Utes an attempt at a game-winning shot with 9 seconds to go in regulation.

With 94 feet to traverse and nine seconds to score, Brown weaved through traffic and drew a foul for a chance to give Utah the go-ahead lead. The junior guard connected with both attempts from the line to make it 75-74 in favor of the Utes and managed to hang on with Rebels failing to get a shot off in time.

McHenry led Utah with a season-high 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field – including a season-best 5-of-6 from down range. Brown rounded out the dynamic guard duo with 14 points of his own to go along with 4 assists. Forward Josh Hayes recorded his first double-figure game in a Utah uniform, scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds and two blocks. Meanwhile, Sanders was just shy of his first-career double-double Wednesday night – scoring 9 points on 8 rebounds with a pair of assists.

BY THE NUMBERS

Utah is now 3-0 all-time record against Ole Miss
The Runnin Utes' are now 25-31 all-time against SEC team
Prior to this contest, Utah's last non-conference (include Postseason) win over a P4 team was vs. Iowa (3/24/24) at home in the 2nd round of the NIT (91-82)
Utah's last win versus an SEC team came on 12/18/19 against #6 Kentucky, 69-66, inside of T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
Utah shot a .526 clip from beyond the arc (10-of-19) while holding Ole Miss to only 28.6-percent (4-of-14) from deep

UP NEXT
Utah will get a few days to rest and recover before hitting the prep for a familiar foe in the California Golden Bears in a Tuesday (Dec. 2) night tip-off inside Haas Pavilion on ACC Network Extra. Roxy Bernstein will guide fans through the action while former head coach Ben Braun serves as the analyst.

SEASON TICKETS & MINI PLANS
Fans still have time to purchase season tickets for the 2025-26 Utah men's basketball season under first-year head coach Alex Jensen. In addition, fans can also choose between two mini plans; the Saturday ONLY Plan starts at $125 while the Conference ONLY plan starts at $150. Single-game tickets for non-conference games are also on-sale starting at just $10 per ticket.

Fans interested in buy season tickets, mini plans or single-game tickets (non-conference) can do so by going online at UtahTickets.com or by phone at 801-581-UTIX (8849).

For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, X and Instagram. Fans can also stay connected on their mobile devices or tablets with the Utah 360 app.

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