Coach Kermit Davis and Ole Miss basketball were back in action Wednesday night hunting their third consecutive win against No.10 Missouri.
Ole Miss basketball (11-8, 6-6) was back in action in a midweek SEC matchup as the Rebels played host to the No.10 Missouri Tigers (13-4, 6-4). Coach Kermit Davis and the Rebels were coming off a 86-84 overtime win at Auburn. The Tigers entered The Pavilion in Oxford coming off a 68-65 home win over Alabama.
Kermit Davis had been wondering where the Rebels offense was. Well, Wednesday night the Rebels found the offense they have been missing. Ole Miss took a 42-37 advantage into the break and turned it up in the second half. The Rebels had three players to score in double-digits in route to a dominating 80-59 win over a very good Tigers team. OHT looks at the huge win by the numbers.
By The Numbers
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As a team, the Rebels shot 56.9% making 29 of 51 of their shots from the field. In contrast, the Tigers shot 48.9% making 23 of 47 of their shots. From 3-point range, the Rebels shot 40.0% making 8 of 20 of their shots. Missouri shot 42.1% making 8 of 19 of their shots from beyond the arc. From the free-throw line, Ole Miss shot 82.4% making 14 of 17 of their shots. The Tigers shot just 33.3% or 5 of 15 of their shots from the charity stripe.
Ole Miss outrebounded the Tigers 34-19 with 9 offensive boards. The Rebels scored 12 second-chance points off the 9 offensive rebounds. The Tigers only had 5 second-chance points in the game. The Rebels outscored the Tigers 28-18 in the paint and created 9 points on 12 Tigers turnovers. The Tigers also created 9 points off of 12 Ole Miss turnovers. Each team produced 18 bench points.
Leading all Rebels in scoring was Jarkel Joiner with 21 points. Joiner also had 2 assists and 3 boards. Behind Joiner were both Devontae Shuler and Luis Rodriguez who each had 15 points. Shuler added 1 steal, 3 assists, and 2 rebounds. Rodriguez had 1 steal, 1 assist, and 6 rebounds. Next up was Romello White with 6 points, 1 steal, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds.
Robert Allen drew the start and had 5 points. Allen also added 1 steal, 4 assists, and 6 rebounds. Off the bench, KJ Buffen added 9 points with 3 steals, 2 blocked shots, 4 assists, and 6 rebounds. Matthew Murrell added 5 points off the bench with 3 assists and 3 rebounds. Sammy Hunter rounded out the Rebels scoring with 4 points, 1steal, 1 blocked shot, 1 assist, and 3 boards.
Coach Kermit Davis and Ole Miss basketball will look to extend their win streak to 4 games this Saturday. The Rebels travel to Columbia, South Carolina to face the Gamecocks (5-8, 3-6) who have lost two in a row. Tipoff is set for 5:00 pm CT and the game will be televised via the SEC Network. Good luck to the Rebels. As always, stay safe and Hotty Toddy!