Some Saturday evening heroics within the bayou have No. 19 Ole Miss using a two-game profitable streak, however the Rebels understand no opponent may be taken flippantly within the Southeastern Convention.
Coach Chris Beard’s squad will play its second straight struggling foe when it faces last-place South Carolina on Wednesday evening in Columbia, S.C.
Ole Miss (18-6, 7-4 SEC) broke a disturbing current pattern whereas beating LSU on Saturday: The Rebels have been victorious in a detailed sport.
In SEC contests determined by three factors or fewer, Beard’s bunch entered the battle in Baton Rouge 1-2 — and the Rebels did nearly the whole lot they may to verify a 3rd loss was coming.
They shot 37.7 p.c general and made simply 6 of 23 3-point makes an attempt (26.1 p.c). Ole Miss sank solely 20 of 29 free throws (69 p.c) and was outrebounded by one.
Even towards the Fifteenth-place crew among the many SEC’s 16, Ole Miss was engaged on a recipe for a foul defeat towards a foul crew.
Nonetheless, the Rebels rallied with a game-ending 13-0 run and acquired a buzzer-beating tip-in from Dre Davis for a 72-70 victory, its third triumph in 4 outings.
“Could not get a cease for many of the sport,” Beard stated. “We needed to handle the ball and type of rating with them for some time. We solely had one turnover within the second half and solely 5 for the sport.”
Making the most of possessions has been a key to the Rebels’ success.
Of their 98-84 win over then-No. 14 Kentucky on Feb. 4, the Rebels produced 24 assists whereas committing just one turnover, a outcome largely of level guard Sean Pedulla’s play.
The Virginia Tech switch had 17 factors towards LSU and leads with averages of 15 factors and a couple of.1 steals per sport. He’s second with 3.8 assists per contest, trailing solely Jaylen Murray’s 3.9.
Fifth in scoring for Ole Miss at 10.5 ppg, Davis will go to South Carolina sizzling, averaging 15.3 factors in his previous 4 video games.
Not a lot is scorching for the Gamecocks (10-13, 0-10), who’re on a 10-game dropping streak. They haven’t tasted victory since closing out the nonconference schedule with a 69-59 rally previous Presbyterian on Dec. 30.
Half of South Carolina’s SEC setbacks have been by double figures, with 4 of these 5 by a minimum of 20 factors.
South Carolina dropped a pair of three-point choices — one among them to then-No. 2 Auburn — earlier than falling 70-69 at house to the then-No. 5 Florida regardless of holding a 14-point second-half lead.
An additional time loss towards then-No. 14 Mississippi State and a four-point defeat towards then-No. 13 Texas A&M adopted. The Gamecocks’ most up-to-date sport wasn’t shut, although, an 80-57 setback towards then-No. 14 Kentucky on Saturday.
“I spend most of my time, notably in years the place we’re struggling in any side of the sport, attempting to assist our guys get nearly as good as they’ll presumably get in order that our product is nearly as good as it will possibly get,” Gamecocks coach Lamont Paris stated. “That takes loads of time. I would not be an excellent coach if we did not spend any time on the opponent. We try this.
“However the yeoman’s work is concentrated on what we do and the way we are able to try this higher.”
Standout hometown product Collin Murray-Boyles tops South Carolina with averages of 15.4 factors, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. Jamarii Thomas leads in assists (3.3) and steals (1.6) whereas placing up 13.1 factors per contest.
–Area Stage Media