Ole Miss stuns No 21 Georgia with Patton Pinkins' ridiculous tip-in buzzer-beater

Ole Miss stuns No 21 Georgia with Patton Pinkins' ridiculous tip-in buzzer-beaterThanks to Patton Pinkins, the Rebels picked up a 97-95 overtime win in Athens on Wednesday nightStory byPatton Pinkins somehow managed to catch a tipped ball off the backboard and get a shot off before the buzzer sounded in overtime on Wednesday night. (Dale Zanine-Imagn Images) (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters)Ryan YoungStaff writerThu, January 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM UTC·2 min read

Ole 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.

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With 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.

The game on Wednesday night had 16 ties, one of which came when Storr hit a layup near the end of regulation to eventually force overtime. Ole Miss opened the game on a 16-7 run, and then kept pace with the Bulldogs the rest of the way before sneaking out with the upset win.

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Jeremiah Wilkinson led Georgia with 32 points on six 3-pointers in the loss. Kanon Catchings finished with 17 points and eight assists, and Marcus Millender added 14 points off the bench. The Bulldogs have now lost two of their last three games and sit at just 14-3 on the season after climbing their way into the national rankings. They’ll host No. 17 Arkansas next on Saturday, too, which will be a perfect opportunity to break the slump they've suddenly found themselves in.

Pinkins finished the night with 18 points and shot 7-of-9 from the field. Storr led the Rebels with 27 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Ole Miss has now won two straight, but sits at just 10-7 on the season and 2-2 in the SEC. The Rebels will need a significant rally in the second half of the season in order to ensure they make the NCAA tournament for a second straight season, something the program hasn’t done since the early 2000s.

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Ole Miss will take on Mississippi State next on Saturday night.

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