Coach Kermit Davis and Ole Miss basketball were hoping to keep their win streak active as they hosted Miss State Saturday in The Pavilion.
Coach Kermit Davis and Ole Miss basketball (12-9, 7-7) had been on a roll. The Rebels were on a four-game winning streak when they entered The Pavilion Saturday evening. Two of the Rebels’ four wins were over No.10 Tennessee and No.10 Missouri and the Rebels were looking at a possible berth in the big dance. However, the Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-11, 6-8) would have something to say about that.
The Bulldogs picked up the 66-56 win over the Rebels. The Bulldogs took the early lead and never looked back leading from wire to wire. The Rebels hot shooting from the previous four games had cooled off and had only one player to score in double-digits. Devontae Shuler had an especially bad night shooting only 1 of 15 from the field. OHT takes a look at the Rebels’ loss by the numbers.
By The Numbers
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As a team, the Rebels shot just 21 of 55 or 38.2% from the field. Miss State was 25 of 49 or 50.1% from inside the arc. From beyond the arc, the Rebels shot 25 of 59 or 26.3% while the Bulldogs shot 2 of 9 for 22.2% from three-point range.
From the free-throw line, the Rebels shot 9 of 11 or 81.8% compared to the Bulldogs who shot 14 of 18 or 77.8% from the charity stripe.
The Rebels and the Bulldogs each forced 14 turnovers. The Rebels scored 19 points off turnovers while Miss State scored 18 points off takeaways. The Rebels scored 11 second-chance points or 12 offensive rebounds.
Miss State scored 9 second-chance points off 9 offensive boards. The Bulldogs outrebounded the Rebels 32-30 and outscored the Rebels 36-24 in the paint. The Rebels bench was responsible for 28 points while the Miss State bench scored 10 points.
Leading all Rebels in scoring was KJ Buffen with 13 points off the bench. Buffen also had 1 steal, 1 blocked shot, 3 assists, and 6 rebounds. Jarkel Joiner had 8 points with 2 assists and 4 rebounds. Luis Rodriguez and Austin Crowley each scored 7 points. Rodriguez had 1 steal, 2 assists, and 1 rebound.
Romello White added 6 points with 1 block, 1 assist, and 3 rebounds. Matthew Murrell had 5 points with 1 steal and 3 rebounds. Devontae Shuler added 4 points with 1 steal, 2 assists, and 3 rebounds. Robert Allen and Khadim Sy each added 3 points. Allen had 3 blocked shots and 3 boards. Sy had 1 rebound.
Coach Kermit Davis and Ole Miss basketball will be back in action Tuesday, February 23 as they travel to Columbia, Missouri to face the Tigers (14-6, 7-6). Tipoff is set for 8:00 pm CT and the game will be televised via the SEC Network. Good luck to coach Davis and the Rebels.