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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, February 16
Oxford, Miss.
2 PM
Ole Miss
7-18, 0-12SEC
64
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108
Arkansas
20-5, 8-4SEC
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Arkansas
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Ole Miss
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Rebels Fall to Explosive No. 23 Arkansas
2/16/2020 | Women's Basketball
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Arkansas Entered Sunday as the SEC’s Top Scoring Offense
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss women's basketball team gave No. 23 Arkansas a fight in the first quarter, but a lethal Razorback offense that ranks first in the SEC and fourth in the NCAA pulled away as it exploded toward a 108-64 win over the Rebels at The Pavilion on Sunday.
Arkansas (20-5, 8-4 SEC) broke its own program record for points against an SEC opponent and shooting percentage after draining 64.4 percent of its shots from the field on Sunday, less than one week after dropping an SEC-only program record 103 points on No. 15 Kentucky. The Rebels fought blow-for-blow in a wild first quarter of action in which both teams shot a combined 22-of-29 (.759) and scored 55 total points, but Ole Miss cooled off as the Razorbacks kept the pedal down, scoring at least 25 a quarter the remainder of the game.
Sophomore Taylor Smith was lights-out for the Rebels in the early going, hitting all six of her first attempts from the field and scoring 12 of her 17 in the first frame alone. In her last two games combined, Smith is averaging 16.0 points per game, shooting 13-of-23 (.565) overall and is a perfect 5-of-5 from beyond the arc after only hitting three career three-pointers prior to the Feb. 13 contest at Florida.
Ole Miss shot 71.4 percent in that quarter and scored an SEC season-high 23 points, but the Razorbacks proved why they are one of the most prolific and efficient offenses in the country, draining 80 percent of its shots en route to 32 points.
Arkansas, who entered as the NCAA's fourth-best three-point shooting team at 9.9 treys per game, was held to the second fewest threes it has made in an SEC game this year at a 7-of-13 clip. However, the Razorbacks made up for that with 42 points in the paint and a 25-of-28 line from the charity stripe. Five Razorbacks were in double digits, led by Alexis Tolefree's 19 points.
Ole Miss also received a strong outing from sophomore Iyanla Kitchens, who scored a career high 15 points while also grabbing eight rebounds. Sophomore Mimi Reid recorded her second straight double-digit game with 13 points, five assists and three rebounds. Other Rebel contributors included Dominique Banks (eight points, three rebounds, one block) and Jayla Alexander (seven points, five assists, three rebounds, one steal).
The Rebels (7-18, 0-12 SEC) remain at home this Thursday to host No. 18 Kentucky, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. CT inside The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
Follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on Twitter at @YolettMcCuin
Arkansas (20-5, 8-4 SEC) broke its own program record for points against an SEC opponent and shooting percentage after draining 64.4 percent of its shots from the field on Sunday, less than one week after dropping an SEC-only program record 103 points on No. 15 Kentucky. The Rebels fought blow-for-blow in a wild first quarter of action in which both teams shot a combined 22-of-29 (.759) and scored 55 total points, but Ole Miss cooled off as the Razorbacks kept the pedal down, scoring at least 25 a quarter the remainder of the game.
Sophomore Taylor Smith was lights-out for the Rebels in the early going, hitting all six of her first attempts from the field and scoring 12 of her 17 in the first frame alone. In her last two games combined, Smith is averaging 16.0 points per game, shooting 13-of-23 (.565) overall and is a perfect 5-of-5 from beyond the arc after only hitting three career three-pointers prior to the Feb. 13 contest at Florida.
Ole Miss shot 71.4 percent in that quarter and scored an SEC season-high 23 points, but the Razorbacks proved why they are one of the most prolific and efficient offenses in the country, draining 80 percent of its shots en route to 32 points.
Arkansas, who entered as the NCAA's fourth-best three-point shooting team at 9.9 treys per game, was held to the second fewest threes it has made in an SEC game this year at a 7-of-13 clip. However, the Razorbacks made up for that with 42 points in the paint and a 25-of-28 line from the charity stripe. Five Razorbacks were in double digits, led by Alexis Tolefree's 19 points.
Ole Miss also received a strong outing from sophomore Iyanla Kitchens, who scored a career high 15 points while also grabbing eight rebounds. Sophomore Mimi Reid recorded her second straight double-digit game with 13 points, five assists and three rebounds. Other Rebel contributors included Dominique Banks (eight points, three rebounds, one block) and Jayla Alexander (seven points, five assists, three rebounds, one steal).
The Rebels (7-18, 0-12 SEC) remain at home this Thursday to host No. 18 Kentucky, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. CT inside The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
Follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on Twitter at @YolettMcCuin
Team Stats
ARK
OM
FG%
.644
.397
3FG%
.538
.200
FT%
.893
.611
RB
37
27
TO
9
13
STL
6
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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