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Saturday, December 19
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Men’s Hoops Drops Road Decision to Dayton, 65-62
12/19/2020 | Men's Basketball
KJ Buffen Records a Season-High 12 Points
DAYTON, Ohio – Playing its fifth game in 10 days, the Ole Miss men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season. The Rebels (4-1) held a seven-point halftime lead before Dayton stormed back to claim a narrow 65-62 victory Saturday afternoon at UD Arena.
The Rebels shot 41 percent from the floor and made 17 points off of 17 forced turnovers. For the first time this season, they were outclassed in the paint, 28-16. Devontae Shuler and KJ Buffen each led the Rebels with 12 points apiece. Jarkel Joiner also added 10 points while Luis Rodriguez had a team-high 14 rebounds in a heavyweight fight from the beginning.
Despite dominating the glass with a 41-24 advantage, Ole Miss had to deal with big games from Dayton guards Rodney Chatman and Jalen Crutcher. The two Flyers combined for 44 of the team's 65 points.
The Flyers started out aggressive and came up with two steals, the latter of which drew first blood in favor of Dayton. Ole Miss responded with a few buckets of their own from Rodriguez with a layup and made three-pointer from Joiner to begin a 7-0 run. Going into the game's first media timeout, both teams combined for nine turnovers and some chirping both sides. Sammy Hunter's three-pointer and a Shuler jump shot coming out of the timeout extended the run 12-0 nearing the midway point of the first half, while forcing a six-minute scoring drought.
Dayton fought their way back in it with a pair of three pointers and making four straight from the field midway through the first half. The Flyers would tie the game with about five minutes left in the first half, but Shuler made eight points, including a pair of three-pointers and made sure to give his team enough separation going into the locker room up 31-24.
After a gritty and physical slugfest in the first half, Ole Miss dominated the glass with a 23-11 advantage. The Rebels also turned ten Dayton turnovers into ten points. Nine Rebel points came from the bench. Ole Miss shot 39 percent from the floor with Shuler leading the way with ten points. Rodriguez and Joiner each had five.
To begin the second half, Ole Miss opened up a nine-point lead before having it cut to four by Dayton going into the first second half media timeout. The Flyers began to catch fire, forcing turnovers and making four straight field goals and went on a 7-0 run with 12:06 left in the second half, taking their first lead, 42-21, since early in the first.
The lead would change a couple of times within the next few minutes. Dayton would take the lead for good with about four minutes and change. Despite a few miscues, the Rebels were victimized by free throws and missed jumpers down the stretch to drop the contest.
Following back-to-back road games, the Rebels return home to host UT Martin before the holiday break (Dec. 22). Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on SECN+.
TIPINS
The Rebels shot 41 percent from the floor and made 17 points off of 17 forced turnovers. For the first time this season, they were outclassed in the paint, 28-16. Devontae Shuler and KJ Buffen each led the Rebels with 12 points apiece. Jarkel Joiner also added 10 points while Luis Rodriguez had a team-high 14 rebounds in a heavyweight fight from the beginning.
Despite dominating the glass with a 41-24 advantage, Ole Miss had to deal with big games from Dayton guards Rodney Chatman and Jalen Crutcher. The two Flyers combined for 44 of the team's 65 points.
The Flyers started out aggressive and came up with two steals, the latter of which drew first blood in favor of Dayton. Ole Miss responded with a few buckets of their own from Rodriguez with a layup and made three-pointer from Joiner to begin a 7-0 run. Going into the game's first media timeout, both teams combined for nine turnovers and some chirping both sides. Sammy Hunter's three-pointer and a Shuler jump shot coming out of the timeout extended the run 12-0 nearing the midway point of the first half, while forcing a six-minute scoring drought.
Dayton fought their way back in it with a pair of three pointers and making four straight from the field midway through the first half. The Flyers would tie the game with about five minutes left in the first half, but Shuler made eight points, including a pair of three-pointers and made sure to give his team enough separation going into the locker room up 31-24.
After a gritty and physical slugfest in the first half, Ole Miss dominated the glass with a 23-11 advantage. The Rebels also turned ten Dayton turnovers into ten points. Nine Rebel points came from the bench. Ole Miss shot 39 percent from the floor with Shuler leading the way with ten points. Rodriguez and Joiner each had five.
To begin the second half, Ole Miss opened up a nine-point lead before having it cut to four by Dayton going into the first second half media timeout. The Flyers began to catch fire, forcing turnovers and making four straight field goals and went on a 7-0 run with 12:06 left in the second half, taking their first lead, 42-21, since early in the first.
The lead would change a couple of times within the next few minutes. Dayton would take the lead for good with about four minutes and change. Despite a few miscues, the Rebels were victimized by free throws and missed jumpers down the stretch to drop the contest.
Following back-to-back road games, the Rebels return home to host UT Martin before the holiday break (Dec. 22). Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on SECN+.
TIPINS
- With a career-high 14 rebounds, Luis Rodriguez pulled down the most boards by a Rebel since Sebastian Saiz (15) vs. Georgia Tech in 2017.
- KJ Buffen tallied a season-high 12 points, all of them coming in the second half.
- Ole Miss held Dayton to 24 points in the first half, its fewest in a half this season.
Team Stats
OM
UD
FG%
.407
.511
3FG%
.333
.533
FT%
.583
.611
RB
41
24
TO
17
17
STL
4
8
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
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