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Northwest RankinTupelo

Cougars
61
Golden Wave
62

The Tupelo (MS) varsity basketball team won Monday's neutral playoff game against Northwest Rankin (Brandon, MS) by a score of 62-61.

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Northwest Rankin----61
Tupelo----62
Final score provided by S. Pannell.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Tupelo sneaks past Northwest Rankin

February 24, 2025: Brandon, MS 39232

The Tupelo Golden Wave (Tupelo, MS) basketball edged the host Northwest Rankin Cougars (Brandon, MS), 62-61 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Golden Wave now possess a 28-4 record. They play next when they travel to Starkville for a non-league bout on Thursday, February 27. Tupelo will play a Yellowjackets team coming off a 23-16 non-league win over Biloxi (Biloxi, MS). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 25-6.

With the loss, Northwest Rankin falls to 22-6 on the campaign.

NRHS vs Tupelo Basketball Game Info

Mon., Feb. 24, 2025 @ 9a
The Tupelo (MS) varsity basketball team won Monday's neutral playoff game against Northwest Rankin (Brandon, MS) by a score of 62-61.

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Rankings & Records

Northwest Rankin (24-25)

MSClass
134
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
22-67-110-16-36-2.786.8751,4911,084

Tupelo (24-25)

MSClass
21
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
29-48-212-111-16-2.879.8002,0801,304

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Northwest Rankin		12.412.915.111.411.753.3
Tupelo		14.215.618.311.310.063.0

Team Stat Comparison

Northwest RankinTupelo
39.0Points Per Game7.6
20.0Rebounds Per Game3.9
7.1Assists Per Game1.5
11.7Steals Per Game1.9
1.5Blocks Per Game0.3

Team Leaders

Northwest RankinTupeloNational Avg.
#10 Malia Mccelleis16.7Points Per Game#11 Jade Rucker17.54.1
#3 Kennedi Smith4.7Rebounds Per Game#0 Cadence Crump9.52.8
#10 Malia Mccelleis2.5Assists Per Game#15 Bailey Siddell3.00.9
#10 Malia Mccelleis4.1Steals Per Game#15 Bailey Siddell6.31.1
#4 Hannah Jones0.7Blocks Per Game#4 Olivia Smith1.00.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Northwest Rankin4-1Tupelo9-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/14/24GermantownNorthwest Rankin(W) 51-451/27/25TupeloGermantown(W) 55-45
1/28/25GermantownTupelo(W) 94-47
11/26/24Madison CentralNorthwest Rankin(W) 71-6912/17/24Madison CentralTupelo(W) 61-45
1/17/25TupeloMadison Central(L) 68-64
12/3/24ClintonNorthwest Rankin(L) 32-291/3/25TupeloClinton(W) 67-41
1/23/25ClintonTupelo(W) 55-28
2/4/25ClintonTupelo(W) 57-35
12/7/24StarkvilleNorthwest Rankin(W) 45-421/14/25StarkvilleTupelo(L) 51-48
1/31/25TupeloStarkville(W) 64-54
2/7/25TupeloStarkville(L) 73-54
2/27/25TupeloStarkville(W) 62-57
12/27/24PontotocNorthwest Rankin(W) 72-4912/9/24PontotocTupelo(W) 73-26

Record Breakdown

Northwest Rankin (24-25)

Tupelo (24-25)
22-6
Overall
29-4
7-1
League
9-3
12-3
Non-League
8-0
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
4-1
Common Opponent
9-3
10-1
Home
12-1
6-3
Away
11-1
6-2
Neutral
6-2
2-1
Playoff
4-0
20-5
In-State
25-3
2-1
Out-of-State
4-1