OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss men’s basketball team continues their conference schedule on Tuesday, January 24, when they host the Missouri Tigers in the SJB Pavilion at 6 p.m. on the SEC Network.
TEAM FACTS
Ole Miss Rebels (9-10, 1-6 SEC)
Head Coach: Kermit Davis • 5th Season at Ole Miss (73-71) • 542-334 career record (28th Season)
Missouri Tigers (14-5, 3-4 SEC)
Head Coach: Dennis Gates • 1st Season at Missouri (14-5) • 64-45 career record (4th Season)
ON THE AIR
Television/Online: SEC Network
Play-by-Play: Mike Morgan
Color: Daymeon Fishback
OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: David Kellum
Color: Marc Dukes
SERIES HISTORY VS. MISSOURI
Ole Miss and Missouri met for the first time in January of 2013 after the Tigers joined the SEC, with the Rebels earning a win at home over No. 10 Missouri 64-49 in the Tad Pad. After losing the second matchup a month later, Ole Miss won the next eight contests beginning and ending with victories in the SEC Tournament. The Tigers have gotten the best of the Rebs recently, winning the previous three matchups. When playing in Oxford, Ole Miss leads the series 7-2 and are tied at four wins each under head coach Kermit Davis.
LAST MEETING: March 9, 2022 (L, 60-72, TAMPA, FLA., SEC TOURNAMENT)
• Ole Miss and Missouri were tied at the half at 32-32, before a big second half from the Tigers propelled them to a win in the first round of the SEC Tournament.
• The Rebels were led by Matthew Murrell with 16 points, four rebounds and two steals, while the Tigers’ top scorer was Kobe Brown with 16 points.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Missouri enters their contest with Ole Miss with a 14-5 record overall, going 3-4 in the SEC. The Tigers won nine straight to begin the season before falling to No. 6 Kansas at the Hy-Vee Hoops Border Showdown on Dec. 10. Victories over UCF and No. 16 Illinois sent the Tigers into conference play, where they started with an 89-75 win over No. 19 Kentucky. Since their SEC-opener Missouri has lost to Arkansas, Texas A&M, Florida, and Alabama, picking up wins over Vanderbilt and Arkansas.
Four Tigers average 10 or more points per game this season, led by Kobe Brown at 15.7 per contest. The senior forward also leads the team in rebounding, averaging 5.6 per contest.
Missouri’s offense…
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