Ryan YoungStaff writerThu, January 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM UTC·1 min readOle Miss somehow managed to fend off double overtime on Wednesday night and escape Athens with a wild two-point upset win.
It was all thanks to a wild tip-in save from Patton Pinkins.
Pinkins lifted the Rebels to a ridiculous 97-95 overtime win over No. 21 Georgia in Athens on Wednesday after he found himself open in the lane at the exact right time.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith the game tied up at the end of the extra period at the Stegeman Coliseum, AJ Storr took an off-balanced shot from near the free throw line that was off the mark. With very little time left on the clock, it looked like the game was destined for a second overtime, especially considering the miss bounced off the rim into the middle of a scrum in the lane and was inadvertently tipped back off the backboard.
But somehow, the ball landed directly into Pinkins’ hands. He quickly got the ball back up and in just before the buzzer sounded to secure the two-point win. Naturally, he and the Ole Miss bench lost it.
Pinkins had 18 points and shot 7-of-9 from the field for the Rebels in the win, while Storr added 27 points and eight rebounds off the bench. The win pushed Ole Miss to 10-7 on the season.
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