OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss men’s basketball team is set to face off with the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, January 14 at noon in the SJB Pavilion and on the SEC Network.
TEAM FACTS
Ole Miss Rebels (8-8, 0-4 SEC)
Head Coach: Kermit Davis • 5th Season at Ole Miss (72-69) • 541-332 career record (28th Season)
Georgia Bulldogs (12-4, 2-1 SEC)
Head Coach: Mike White • 1st Season at Georgia (14-4) • 255-132 career record (12th Season)
ON THE AIR
Television/Online: SEC Network
Play-by-Play: Dave Neal
Color: Jon Sundvold
OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: David Kellum
Color: Marc Dukes
SERIES HISTORY VS. GEORGIA
Ole Miss and Georgia will face off on the court for the 123rd time on Saturday, with the Bulldogs owning a 76-46 all-time lead in the series. At home in Oxford, the Rebels lead 28-24 and are 6-4 over the last ten games played in Mississippi. While Georgia holds a 6-4 advantage over the previous 10 games, Ole Miss has won four of seven played under head coach Kermit Davis.
LAST MEETING: FEBRUARY 19, 2022 (W, 85-68, ATHENS, GA., STEGEMAN COLISEUM)
• While Ole Miss led a majority of the first half, it was a narrow game through the first 20 minutes, as 12 first-half points from Austin Crowley helped give the Rebels a 42-38 lead at the break.
• A huge second-half from Tye Fagan against his previous school helped fuel a 43-30 second half for Ole Miss, as they would go on to win by 17.
• Four Rebels scored in double figures: Fagan (20), Jaemyn Brakefield (19), Crowley (18), and Nysier Brooks (10).
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Georgia enters their game with the Rebels owning a 12-4 record, having gone 2-1 in conference thus far. After opening SEC play with a 76-64 win over Auburn at home, they fell to Florida on the road 82-75 before defeating Mississippi State 58-50 in Athens.
Georgia has kept their opponents scoring at bay during the 2022-23 season, owning a 64.2 points allowed per game average (No. 56 NCAA, No. 5 SEC), while holding their foes to a three-point field goal percentage of 28.4 (No. 15 NCAA, No. 5 SEC). The Bulldogs have been strong on the glass through their first 16 games, owning a +6.1 rebounding margin (No. 32 NCAA, No. 4 SEC) and an average of 39.1 boards per game (No. 39 NCAA, No. 3 SEC).
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