The University of Mississippi Athletics
What They're Saying: Rebels Take Down BYU
3/18/2015 | Men's Basketball, Blog
March Madness reigned in Dayton, as 11th-seeded Ole Miss scored 62 second-half points to overcome a 17-point halftime deficit, rallying past 11th-seeded BYU 94-90 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday.Â
The nation watched, and they reacted to largest second-half comeback since 2007. Here are some Ole Miss-BYU related links to local and national videos and stories, as well as a Tweet roundup:
VIDEO: First Four: Ole Miss stuns BYU via NCAA.com
VIDEO: Ole Miss Rebels' Kennedy, Moody on win over BYU via CBSSports.com
Ole Miss rallies from 17 down to beat BYU in superb First Four game, writes Matt Norlander from CBSSports.com
Ole Miss proves they belong in Big Dance, writes Austin Ward from ESPN.com
Ole Miss's epic comeback over BYU proves drama lives even in the First Four, writes David Gardner from Sports Illustrated
Ole Miss rallies from 17 down in second half to end BYU's season, writes Kyle Ringo from Yahoo! Sports
Ole Miss mounts comeback to down BYU in NCAA Tournament, writes Riley Blevins from The Clarion-Ledger
From brink of humiliation to sweet win, writes Hugh Kellenberger from The Clarion-Ledger
Rebels rally from huge deficit to advance, writes Parrish Alford from The Daily Journal
Rebels roar back to advance, writes Neal McCready from Rebel Grove/Rivals.com
Kennedy's credit, writes Ben Garrett from The Ole Miss Spirit/Scout.com
No Quit, writes Ben Garrett from The Ole Miss Spirit/Scout.com
Ole Miss rallied from 17 down at half to winLast team to rally from 17+ down at half in NCAA Tournament game- Ohio State(2007 v Tennessee)
-- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 18, 2015What a night, and the @OleMissMBB travel party is finally settling into its beds in beautiful Jacksonville. #MarchMadness
-- Kyle Campbell (@CampbellKyle) March 18, 2015Only 1 day into #MarchMadness and your @OleMissMBB team is already the talk of the tournament! #HottyToddy #NewNorm pic.twitter.com/FwkcKVVqtv
-- Jason List (@jason_list) March 18, 2015What a game! @Young_Moody42 & @SmittyCity3 ready for this trip to Jacksonville. pic.twitter.com/nh7M1UCFkG
-- David Kellum (@RebVoice) March 18, 2015.@OleMissMBB is boarding plane to Jacksonville! #RedEye #WorthIt #RebelMadness pic.twitter.com/MVdNHKBrpX
-- OleMissPix (@OleMissPix) March 18, 2015Great win tonight #hottytoddy...Flight to Jacksonville FL ✈ï¸âœˆï¸âœˆï¸
-- Terence Smith #T3 (@SmittyCity3) March 18, 2015Oxford-->>Tupelo-->>Dayton-->>Wheels up to Jacksonville = fun route to the 2nd round.✈ï¸
-- Ross Bjork (@RossBjorkAD) March 18, 2015Man I just wanna say congrats 2 the OleMiss Bball team. Man what a comeback lets enjoy this 1 an move to the next game. Proud of this boys.
-- Martavious Newby (@_thetruthNEWBY) March 18, 2015.@JonNevol and @OleMissMBB staff already watching film on Xavier. pic.twitter.com/FPWO7nr3E9
-- OleMissPix (@OleMissPix) March 18, 2015What a job AK did in the second half... Made Big Adjustments starting with how we started the second half #Coaching #Respect
-- Matt Insell (@minsell) March 18, 2015Last time I was in Dayton w. WKU team we made 16 point 2nd half comeback & told that story to Coach Kennedy. He didn't like it until now! ����
-- Ross Bjork (@RossBjorkAD) March 18, 2015Ole Miss shot 60% in 2nd half after shooting only 30% in 1st half...Here's its 2nd-half shot chart pic.twitter.com/Ck0SrFBvFc
-- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 18, 2015Welp that was routine & just how it was drew up - just had to out score them w. 62 in the 2nd half. Super proud of the will to win. ��������������������
-- Ross Bjork (@RossBjorkAD) March 18, 2015Highlights: @OleMissMBB stuns @BYUbasketball http://t.co/DNt1xVQxxA
-- March Madness TV (@MarchMadnessTV) March 18, 2015Ole Miss scored 25 points off turnovers tonight. BYU had ZERO
-- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 18, 2015.@OleMissMBB HC Andy Kennedy, who accounts for 50% of UM's 20-win seasons, now accounts for 40% of the program's NCAA Tournament wins.
-- Austin Miller (@austinkmiller) March 18, 2015Here's a look at the 2nd half shot chart. Expert analysis: Ole Miss has a lot of green, and BYU discovered red. pic.twitter.com/aZ8z9GbSDF
-- Jeffrey Wright (@Lord_JWright) March 18, 2015Some major coverage for @olemissmbb on the worldwide leader - so proud to be a Rebel. #WAOM pic.twitter.com/pLSg5hh2on
-- Michael Thompson (@mtjrolemiss) March 18, 201562 points in the 2nd half! #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/ISBTwo0m9Y
-- Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) March 18, 2015Been around hoops for a lot of years....never really seen anything like that! Unbelievable second half! Congrats @OleMissMBB #WAOM
-- Keith Carter (@KeithCarterOM) March 18, 2015Ole Miss scored 50 points in the last 14:07 of its win vs BYUThat's a rate of 141.7 points per 40 minutes
-- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 18, 2015"Thank you, Ole Miss and BYU. This is basketball." -@Mateen_Cleaves on tonight's spectacular #FirstFour matchup
-- TurnerSportsPR (@TurnerSportsPR) March 18, 2015Just saw BYU vs Ole Miss. Reminded me of some of our NCAA games. In the 90's ! 94-90 Ole Miss. Ole Miss has the guards to go deep. 3's win !
-- Tom Penders (@TomPenders) March 18, 2015"YOU BELONG!" - AK@OleMissMBB pic.twitter.com/N0E09nTXHy
-- OleMissPix (@OleMissPix) March 18, 2015Behind 60% shooting in the second half, Ole Miss finished 45% from the floor. The Rebels are now 19-4 when shooting 40% or better.
-- Austin Miller (@austinkmiller) March 18, 2015Ole Miss: shot 30 percent in the 1st half and 60 percent in the 2nd half of its win tonight
-- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 18, 2015Road Warriors!!!! #BeatBYUâœ"ï¸ #JacksonvilleBound #MarchMadness2015 pic.twitter.com/IuYLzEIHQf
-- Todd Abernethy (@toddabernethy10) March 18, 2015REBS WIN!! REBS WIN!!! HELL YEAH DAMN RIGHT!!! @OleMissMBB #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/ak0Vwpq2He
-- OleMissPix (@OleMissPix) March 18, 2015So the first NCAA Tournament game I watched in a Vegas sportsbook was Ole Miss-BYU. I may never leave.
-- Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 18, 2015That's one of the best game I seen Ole Miss since I been here. 62 points in a half. #buckets
-- CJ Johnsonâ„¢ (@24Hour_Ent) March 18, 2015There's absolutely no way Ole Miss wins this game without Snoop White. Was huge off the bench with 10 points. CC: @wallyball @stlappas
-- Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 18, 2015What a Win for The Rebels... What a 2nd half #WeAreOleMiss #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/ZSMbQmNUiW
-- Matt Insell (@minsell) March 18, 2015Ole Miss rallies from 17 down at half to winLast team to rally from 17+ down at half in NCAA Tournament game- Ohio State(2007 v Tennessee)
-- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 18, 2015That's what we do!!! Hotty Toddy.. Go Rebels.. ��������������������.. Who next???
-- Donte Moncrief (@drm_12) March 18, 2015Ole Miss scored more points in the second half than it did the entire game against South Carolina last weekend.
-- Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) March 18, 2015#MarchMadness is a 62-point second half.@OleMissMBB showed us the meaning of GRIT tonight. pic.twitter.com/n7rvXZ6tiS
-- CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 18, 2015AND THE REBELS ARE HEADED TO JACKSONVILLE! #WAOM #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/iV4hcofgIG
-- Ole Miss Basketball (@OleMissMBB) March 18, 2015ARE YOU READY? HELL YES! DAMN RIGHT! HOTTY TODDY, GOSH ALMIGHTY, WHO IN THE HELL ARE WE? HEY! FLIM FLAM, BIM BAM, OLE MISS BY DAMN!!!
-- Kyle Cole (@ColeMissSports) March 18, 2015Ole Miss moves on! Rebels put up 62 points in 2nd half to defeat BYU, 94-90. They face Xavier next in round of 64. pic.twitter.com/pnCSchzxXu
-- ESPN College BBall (@ESPNCBB) March 18, 2015Comeback complete! Ole Miss overcomes 17-point halftime deficit to beat BYU, 94-90. Rebels will face Xavier next. pic.twitter.com/DnQ5lgBc4U
-- SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 18, 2015Now THAT'S #MarchMadness!Ole Miss rallies from 17-point halftime deficit to beat BYU, 94-90. #BYUvsOleMiss pic.twitter.com/fXVOKIc5m9
-- NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 18, 2015
