The gloom that seemed to have permanently settled into the SBJ Pavilion is finally dissipated.
The hopes of Ole Miss basketball ending their historically embarrassing and quite depressing 10-game skid were close to zero. The crowd in the Sip didn't have much hopes entering the Pavilion Saturday night, since they had learned the lesson from the Rebels' previous 10 games.
However, Ole Miss men's basketball ended up pulling a massive upset win over Auburn on Saturday night, ultimately snapping the worst-losing streak in Ole Miss's program history.
Ole Miss Rebels pull off a massive 85-79 upset over Auburn Tigers
The Rebels pulled off a dominant 85-79 win over the Tigers afters weeks of struggling to win even in the games they performed well.
Beard's squad finally nailed the execution in the team, where all-star players worked in sync to get Beard a desperately-needed win.
Freshman guard Patton Pinkins was the star of the night, as he finished off in style with 26 points, a career-high for him.
Malik Dia finished with 10, while the remaining Rebels who scored points all recorded less than 10 points.
Just a day before facing the Tigers, Beard had promised the Rebel nation that, "There are greater days ahead. This too shall pass. We’re committed to being here at Ole Miss and building a program that’s nationally competitive."
After weeks of heartbreaking losses, it is finally time to say that Beard stood true to the promise he made.
The 10-game losing streak ruining their season might still put a damper on the celebrations, but is is definitely a night that Oxford will enjoy.
After ending their final on-road regular season game the best way they could, Ole Miss heads back to the Pavilion with two more chances to add more wins to their regular season record.