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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, March 22
Columbia, S.C.
11:40 a.m. CT
Ole Miss
20-13
72
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95
Oklahoma
20-13
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Oklahoma
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Ole Miss
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Ole Miss Falls to Hot Shooting Oklahoma in NCAA Opener
3/22/2019 | Men's Basketball
Rebels Finish Season With 20-13 Mark
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Ole Miss men's basketball team could not withstand a blazing hot Oklahoma start in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Friday afternoon, suffering a 95-72 setback at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.
The Rebels finish their first season under SEC Coach of the Year Kermit Davis with a 20-13 record. It marked Ole Miss' 10th 20-win campaign in the last 13 years.
Terence Davis posted a team-high 17 points in his final game in the Red and Blue. His 1,512 career points ranks 12th on the Rebel career scoring chart. He also connected on four 3-pointers and ends his tenure seventh all-time with 176.
In a return to his home state, Irmo native Devontae Shuler poured in 13 points, marking his fifth straight game in double figures. The sophomore guard picked up his 56th steal of the season to finish in sixth on the Rebel single-season steals list.
Oklahoma (20-13) was led by four double-figure scorers led by Kristian Doolittle who had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Rashard Odomes and Christian James scored 20 points apiece while OU scored 44 points in the paint as a team.
The Sooners were nearly perfect out of the gates, scoring the first 12 points of the game. After missing their first shot, the Sooners connected on their next eight attempts. OU led by as many as 20 in the opening half and enjoyed a 50-33 at the break, which marked the most points surrendered by the Rebels in the first half this season and second-most in any half all year.
Ole Miss scored the first five points of the second half to trim the deficit to 12 points but couldn't get any closer the rest of the way, as Oklahoma's torrid shooting never cooled down. The Sooners ended with a 57.6 field goal percentage, which was the second-highest the Rebels faced all year.
The 23-point loss was Ole Miss' worst of the season and the 95 points was the most surrendered.
This marked the Rebels' first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015 and ninth in program history. Ole Miss experienced an eight-win turnaround from last year, which ranked top-five among power conference schools.
For the latest news and updates regarding Ole Miss Men's Basketball, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMBB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Basketball and on Instagram at olemissmbb.
TIP-INS
The Rebels finish their first season under SEC Coach of the Year Kermit Davis with a 20-13 record. It marked Ole Miss' 10th 20-win campaign in the last 13 years.
Terence Davis posted a team-high 17 points in his final game in the Red and Blue. His 1,512 career points ranks 12th on the Rebel career scoring chart. He also connected on four 3-pointers and ends his tenure seventh all-time with 176.
In a return to his home state, Irmo native Devontae Shuler poured in 13 points, marking his fifth straight game in double figures. The sophomore guard picked up his 56th steal of the season to finish in sixth on the Rebel single-season steals list.
Oklahoma (20-13) was led by four double-figure scorers led by Kristian Doolittle who had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Rashard Odomes and Christian James scored 20 points apiece while OU scored 44 points in the paint as a team.
The Sooners were nearly perfect out of the gates, scoring the first 12 points of the game. After missing their first shot, the Sooners connected on their next eight attempts. OU led by as many as 20 in the opening half and enjoyed a 50-33 at the break, which marked the most points surrendered by the Rebels in the first half this season and second-most in any half all year.
Ole Miss scored the first five points of the second half to trim the deficit to 12 points but couldn't get any closer the rest of the way, as Oklahoma's torrid shooting never cooled down. The Sooners ended with a 57.6 field goal percentage, which was the second-highest the Rebels faced all year.
The 23-point loss was Ole Miss' worst of the season and the 95 points was the most surrendered.
This marked the Rebels' first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015 and ninth in program history. Ole Miss experienced an eight-win turnaround from last year, which ranked top-five among power conference schools.
For the latest news and updates regarding Ole Miss Men's Basketball, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMBB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Basketball and on Instagram at olemissmbb.
TIP-INS
- Free throws were 21 of 26 for OU compared to 3 of 4 for Ole Miss. It marked the Rebels' second straight game with just four free throw attempts, which is a season low.
- Terence Davis became the 13th Rebel in history to score 1,500 points; with team-high 17 on the afternoon, he ends his career ranked 12th on the Ole Miss all-time scoring list with 1,512 points.
- Devontae Shuler scored 13 points in his home state; he averaged 15.0 ppg over the last three games for Ole Miss.
- Blake Hinson reached double-digit points for the first time in four games with 11.
- OU shot 57.7 percent from the field, the highest opponent field goal percentage the Rebels have faced in the tournament; previous high was Kansas in the first round in 1981 (55.5 percent).
- OU's 34 field goals made was the highest total in that category in tournament play against Ole Miss.
Team Stats
OU
OM
FG%
.576
.468
3FG%
.462
.355
FT%
.808
.750
RB
31
30
TO
4
11
STL
10
1
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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