Rebels Outlast Gamecocks in SEC Opener

Oxford: On a frigid Mississippi night the Rebels met the Gamecocks for a must win SEC opener. In a game that was back and forth the Rebels finally took a slight lead and didn’t look back. Ole Miss won 74-69 to start SEC play 1-0 and move to 8-5 overall on the season. With the loss South Carolina fell to 9-4 on the season and 0-1 to start SEC play. Both teams still have a lot of prove - especially Ole Miss who is starting to find who they are and what they are capable of doing this season.

Key stats:

Ole Miss-

40.8%, 20-49 from the field

38.1% 8-21 from behind the arc

78.8%, 26- 33 from the stripe

South Carolina-

37.9%, 22-58 from the field

40%, 8-20 from behind the arc

65.4%, 17-26 from the stripe

Players of the game for Ole Miss-

Markel Crawford- 5-10 FG, 3-6 3PT, 4-4 FT, 17 points

Deandre Burnett- 3-12 FG, 3-7 3PT, 9-14 FT, 6 assists, 18 points

Player of the game for South Carolina-

Chris Silva- 5-11 FG, 0-0 3PT, 11-14 FT, 13 rebounds, 21 points

Up next:

Ole Miss- 1/3 @ UGA, 1/6 Mississippi State ( Home)

South Carolina- 1/3 Missouri ( Home), 1/6 Vanderbilt ( Home)