Men’s Basketball Set for Home Matchup vs. Missouri

			OLE MISS (9-7, 1-3 SEC) vs. MISSOURI (7-9, 1-3 SEC) Tuesday, January 18 • 6 p.m. CT • Oxford, Miss. The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
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OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss men's basketball looks to make it four in a row and 16 of the last 19 against Missouri when the Rebels welcome in the Tigers on Tuesday night. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. CT inside The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss and live on ESPNU.

TEAM FACTS

Ole Miss Rebels (9-7, 1-3 SEC)
Head Coach: Kermit Davis • 4th Season at Ole Miss (60-49) • 529-312 career record (27th Season)

Missouri Tigers (7-9, 1-3 SEC)
Head Coach: Cuonzo Martin • 5th Season at Missouri (73-65) • 259-186 career record (14th Season)

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SERIES HISTORY VS. MISSOURI
Tuesday night marks just the 19th all-time meeting between the Rebels and Tigers, a series that has exclusively taken place since Missouri joined the SEC in the 2012-13 season. Ole Miss enjoys a wide 15-3 edge in the all-time series, including a 7-1 mark at home, a 6-2 edge at Columbia and a 2-0 record against the Tigers in the SEC Tournament in 2013 (64-62) and 2017 (86-74). The lone Missouri win in Oxford came on Feb. 6, 2018 (75-69), and the two Tiger wins in Columbia came on Feb. 9, 2013 (98-79) and Feb. 18, 2020 (71-68). Ole Miss is in the midst of a three-game winning streak against Missouri since March 4, 2020, and the longest streak in the series stands at eight straight set by the Rebels from March 15, 2013 to March 9, 2017. Under head coach Kermit Davis, Ole Miss is 5-1 against the Tigers, which includes two ranked wins against Missouri last season against the 10th-ranked Tigers on Feb. 10, 2021 (80-59) and the 24th-ranked Tigers two weeks later on Feb. 23, 2021 (60-53). Overall in their 15 wins, the Rebels hold an average margin of victory of +8.3 points.

LAST MEETING: Feb. 23, 2021 (W, 60-53, in Columbia)
• Missouri: ranked No. 24 nationally
• Third game of a school-record top-25 winning streak that started Feb. 2, 2021 (vs. No. 10 Tennessee, 52-50) and ended on Dec. 4, 2021 (vs. No. 18 Memphis, 67-63)
• First Ole Miss team since 1998-99 to beat same ranked opponent twice in the same season
• Ole Miss: 38 percent shooting | Missouri: 35 percent shooting
• Ole Miss won rebounding battle, 41-32
• Devontae Shuler: 14 points
• Luis Rodriguez, Jarkel Joiner, Romello White: 10 points each

LAST MEETING IN OXFORD: Feb. 10, 2021 (W, 80-59)
• Missouri: ranked No. 10 nationally
• Largest top-10 victory since March 3, 2002 (vs. No. 6 Alabama, 84-56)
• Second top-10 victory of the season (first time with multiple top-10 wins since 2001-02)
• Third top-10 victory of the Kermit Davis era
• Second game of a school-record top-25 winning streak that started Feb. 2, 2021 (vs. No. 10 Tennessee, 52-50) and ended on Dec. 4, 2021 (vs. No. 18 Memphis, 67-63)
• Ole Miss shot 56.9 percent overall (best in an SEC game since Feb. 7, 2015 vs. Aubuyrn), won rebounding battle 34-19
• Jarkel Joiner: 21 points
• Luis Rodriguez: career-high 15 points
• Devontae Shuler: 15 points, 5-of-9 3PT

SCOUTING MISSOURI
Missouri comes to Oxford at 7-9 overall and 1-3 in SEC play, with its lone conference victory coming against No. 15 Alabama on Jan. 8, 92-86. The Tigers are also coming off a narrow loss at home to Texas A&M on Jan. 15, losing by just three at 67-64. The Tigers are led by Kobe Brown, who averages 14.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 50.3 percent overall and 75.7 percent from the free throw line.

LAST TIME OUT (vs. #4 Auburn: L, 80-71)
• Ole Miss led by as many as 14 in the first half, led for 23:17 total game time, led 44-38 at halftime
• 12 lead changes, two ties
• Auburn held Ole Miss to 29.2 percent second-half shooting after a 56.7 percent first half from the Rebels
• 15-of-15 free throw performance by the Rebels is the best with at least 10 attempts Nov. 18, 2008 (22-22, vs. South Alabama), and the best against an SEC opponent since going 10-for-10 against Mississippi State on Feb. 28, 1959
• Auburn's Walker Kessler: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 7 blocks, 4 steals; second half: 10/8/5/3
• Tye Fagan: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2-3 3PT
• Nysier Brooks: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
• Matthew Murrell: 13 points, 8 rebounds (career-high), 2 assists, 3-8 3PT, 4-4 FT
• Jaemyn Brakefield: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists

LAST WIN (vs. Mississippi State: W, 82-72)
• 265th all-time meeting in SEC's oldest rivalry
• Matthew Murrell: career-high 31 points on 10-of-11 shooting, 5-of-5 three-point shooting and a 6-of-6 clip from the free throw line
• Murrell: one of three Rebels to ever go 5-of-5 from three (Devontae Shuler, 2020; Joe Harvell, 1990)
• Started out 10-of-10 from the field
• Murrell's 23 first-half points most by a Rebel against an SEC opponent in the first half since Stefan Moody scored 24 vs. Mississippi State on March 2, 2016
• 50 first half points: most against an SEC opponent since 51 against Mississippi State on Jan. 31, 2017
• Nysier Brooks: 15 points, 16 rebounds (career-high), 5 blocks (ties career-high)
• Daeshun Ruffin: 17 points, 8 assists (career-high), 4 steals, 3 3PM (career-high)
• Jaemyn Brakefield: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block
• Ole Miss: 50.9 percent overall, 47.8 from three, 72.2 free throw, only 1 bench point

SEC CHECK-IN • INDIVIDUAL
Beyond the halfway mark of the season and four games into the 18-game SEC slate, the Rebels hold several strong positions within the overall SEC single-game highs for individuals, both in overall play this season and within conference-only action.

Single-Game High • Points
1. Scotty Pippen Jr. (Vanderbilt) - 32 (vs. Kentucky)
2. Matthew Murrell (Ole Miss) - 31 (vs. MSU)
2. JD Notae (Arkansas) - 31 (vs. Texas A&M)
2. Quenton Jackson (Texas A&M) - 31 (vs. Cent. Ark.)

Single-Game High • 3PT Percentage
1. Matthew Murrell (Ole Miss) - 1.000 (5-5), vs. MSU
1. Justin Powell (Tennessee) - 1.000 (5-5), vs. Presbyterian
3. Kennedy Chandler (Tennessee) - 1.000 (4-4), vs. UT Martin

SEC-Only Single-Game High • 3PT Made
1. Scotty Pippen Jr. (Vanderbilt) - 6 (vs. Kentucky)
2. Matthew Murrell (Ole Miss) - 5 (vs. MSU)
2. Tye Fagan (Ole Miss) - 5 (vs. Tennessee)
Five others

SEC-Only Single-Game High • 3PT Percentage
1. Matthew Murrell (Ole Miss) - 1.000 (5-5), vs. MSU
Six others tied at 2-2

SEC-Only Single-Game High • Steals
1. Daeshun Ruffin (Ole Miss) - 5 (vs. Tennessee)
Four others

SEC CHECK-IN • TEAM
Likewise, the Rebels as an overall unit hold several impressive marks worth considering through 16 games played and four within SEC play.

Overall 3PT Defense
1. LSU - 264
2. Ole Miss - .289
3. Alabama - .294

Overall Single-Game High • FT Percentage
1. Ole Miss - 1.000 (15-15), vs. Auburn
2. Tennessee - 1.000 (10-10), vs. Tennessee Tech
3. Kentucky - 1.000 (8-8), vs. Mount St. Mary's

Overall Single-Game High • Rebounds
1. South Carolina - 59, vs. Allen
2. Ole Miss - 57, Rider

SEC-Only FT Percentage
1. Georgia - .847
2. Ole Miss - .796
3. Alabama - .788

SEC-Only 3PT Shooting
1. Kentucky - .419
2. Ole Miss - .393
3. Vanderbilt - .364

SEC-Only 3PT Defense
1. LSU - .277
2. Ole Miss - .280
3. Alabama - .280

SEC-Only 3PT Made/Game
1. Vanderbilt - 9.8
2. Ole Miss - 8.8
3. Tennessee - 8.2

SEC-Only Single-Game High • 3PT Made
1. Vanderbilt - 12 (vs. Kentucky)
2. Ole Miss - 11 (vs. MSU)
2. Ole Miss - 11 (vs. Tennessee)
Three others

SEC-Only Single-Game High • FT Percentage
1. Ole Miss - 1.000 (15-15), vs. Auburn
2. Kentucky - .952 (20-21), vs. Tennessee

HISTORIC SHOWING AT THE FREE THROW LINE
Ole Miss did not miss any of its free attempts against No. 4 Auburn on Jan. 15, going a perfect 15-of-15 from the charity stripe to notch one of the best free throw performances in school history. The Rebels' outing against the Tigers stands as just the third perfect free throw effort in Ole Miss history of at least 10 attempts alongside a school record 22-of-22 effort against South Alabama on Nov. 18, 2008 and a 10-of-10 performance against Mississippi State on Feb. 28, 1959. This also stands as the best in the SEC this season, and the only perfect performance in conference play.

Furthermore, the 15-of-15 outing ranks among just nine perfect performances in the NCAA this season with at least 15 made free throws:

1. Villanova - 26-26 (vs. Howard, Nov. 16)
2. Long Beach State - 17-17 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, Jan. 13)
2. Montana - 17-17 (vs. Air Force, Dec. 8)
2. Detroit Mercy - 17-17 (vs. Hofstra, Nov. 27)
5. Valparaiso - 16-16 (vs. Illinois State, Jan. 2)
5. Purdue Fort Wayne - 16-16 (vs. Wright State, Dec. 2)
7. Ole Miss - 15-15 (vs. Auburn, Jan. 15)
7. Miami (Ohio) - 15-15 (vs. Western Michigan, Jan. 15)
7. Charleston Southern - 15-15 (vs. Clemson, Nov. 26)

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
After not getting to the line very often to start the season, the Rebels have been getting to the charity stripe and using it to great effect in the process. After starting the season just 17-of-31 (.548) from the free throw line amid three straight single-digit performances, Ole Miss has only been held to single digits three times in the succeeding 13 games at a combined line of 170-of-231 (.736) since playing Elon on Nov. 19 -- averaging 13.1 free throws made per game in that stretch. During its three-game winning streak that started on Nov. 26 vs. MVSU, Ole Miss went 54-of-76 (.711) -- which accounted for 25 percent of all Rebel scoring during the streak -- and over its last three wins over Middle Tennessee (13-20), Dayton (16-21) and Mississippi State (13-18), the Rebels have shot 42-of-59 (.712). Ole Miss averaged 13.0 trips to the free throw line in its first five games of the season, but has since averaged 17.9.

OFF THE LINE
It's been difficult to damage the Rebels from distance this season, as Ole Miss has held seven of its last 10 opponents to 30 percent or lower from beyond the arc. In five wins against Rider (2-of-13), No. 18 Memphis (2-of-11), Middle Tennessee (3-of-27), Dayton (4-18) and Mississippi State (3-16), Rebel opponents shot a combined 14-of-85 (.165). The Rebels currently rank 26th nationally and second in the SEC with a season opposing three-point clip of 28.9 percent, and Ole Miss also ranks second in the conference in SEC-only three-point defense at .280. In the Kermit Davis era, Ole Miss is 30-17 when holding opponents to 30 percent or lower and 48-26 when holding opponents below 40 percent from deep.

MURRELL GOES UNCONSCIOUS
Sophomore Matthew Murrell absolutely lit the net on fire against in-state rival Mississippi State on Jan. 8, dropping a career-high 31 points on an absurd 10-of-11 shooting performance that included a perfect 5-of-5 line from beyond the arc and a 6-of-6 clip from the free throw line. Murrell actually started the game 10-of-10 from the field before a late miss with 2:32 to play gave him his lone blemish on the night. Murrell stands as one of only three Rebels all-time to have gone 5-of-5 from three, joining Devontae Shuler's performance vs. Jackson State on Dec. 10, 2020, and Joe Harvell's 5-of-5 outing against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament on March 9, 1990 -- making Murrell's the only such performance against an SEC opponent during the regular season. Murrell was unconscious in the first half, scoring 23 points in the opening frame alone, which had already beat his previous career-high of 19 points scored against No. 18 Memphis on Dec. 4. His 23 first-half points stands as the most scored by a Rebel against an SEC opponent since Stefan Moody dropped 24 against Mississippi State on March 2, 2016.

To anyone paying attention lately, though, this was just the latest and greatest output from Murrell. Over his last four games since SEC play began Jan. 5 at Tennessee, he is 14-of-23 (.609) from three and 23-of-39 (.590) overall, averaging 18.0 points per game in that stretch. Murrell started the season 2-of-10 (.200) from three across his first six games, but a 3-of-6 three-point performance against Rider and a 4-of-9 rip against the nationally-ranked Tigers helped spark a three-point line of 25-of-55 (.455) since across his last 10 games played since Nov. 30 against Rider.

Murrell is the program's highest rated recruit ever nationally, signing with Ole Miss ranked No. 39 overall by both ESPN and the 247Sports Composite in 2019-20.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
Ole Miss has found its stroke from three-ball land again just in time for conference play. The Rebels rank second among SEC schools in three-point shooting in conference action thus far with a 35-of-89 (.393) line. Ole Miss hit double-digit threes in each of its first two games of SEC season, going 11-of-22 at No. 18 Tennessee in a near-upset thriller that went into overtime before an 11-of-23 performance against in-state rival Mississippi State on Jan. 8. On the season Ole Miss has hit double-digit threes made three times when including an 11-of-29 performance against Charleston Southern back on Nov. 12, the most such games since the Rebels tallied seven double-digit games during head coach Kermit Davis' first season in 2018-19. Combined with their SEC season second-ranked three-point defensive percentage of just 28 percent (26-of-93), the Rebels own the largest spread at +.113 in SEC-only three-point disparity.

CLEANING UP THE OFFENSIVE GLASS
Graduate transfer Nysier Brooks has been a beast on the offensive glass to start SEC play, ranking third in conference action at 3.5 offensive boards per game. Brooks hauled in a whopping eight offensive boards against Mississippi State to help lead to a career-high 16 rebounds, the most by a Rebel since Sebastian Saiz hauled in 17 vs. Georgia Tech in the 2017 NIT. Brooks has had five or more offensive boards in three games this season, and he has had at least six rebounds in all but one game this season after only nabbing four in his Rebel debut vs. New Orleans on Nov. 9. Furthermore, Brooks has hit double-digit rebounds five times, including his first two games to start SEC play to average an SEC third-best average of 9.8 per game in conference play. Over his last six games since a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double vs. Dayton on Dec. 18, Brooks has grabbed an average of 9.5 boards per game to go along with 11.3 points and 1.8 blocks. Overall, Brooks ranks fifth in the SEC at 8.2 rebounds per game, and his overall offensive rebounding average of 2.8 per game ranks third in the conference. Brooks most recently recorded his third Rebel double-double and eighth of his career following a 15-point, 16 rebound performance against Mississippi State on Jan. 8.

SERIOUS MINUTES FOR BROOKS
Nysier Brooks has also rarely left the court in conference action, currently leading the league in SEC-only minutes per game at by more than a full minute per contest at 35.5. In non-conference action, Brooks averaged 25.9 minutes per game, and he has been crucial for the Rebels in SEC play, ranking fourth in SEC-only field goal percentage (.556) in addition to his third-ranked rebounding effort at 9.8 boards per SEC game.

WATCH YOUR BACK
Freshman guard Daeshun Ruffin has quickly become a force to reckon with defensively, averaging 2.3 steals per game in just seven career contests. Ruffin has been particularly proficient and picking pockets lately, averaging an SEC-only fourth-ranked 2.8 steals per game in SEC play after a career-high five steal performance at No. 18 Tennessee, four more against Mississippi State and a pair at Texas A&M. At his current pace of 2.3 steals per game, Ruffin is on pace to tie the Ole Miss freshman record for total steals of 47 set by Elston Turner in 27 games played in 1978. Ruffin missed eight games while sitting out one month due to breaking his right hand in the season opener vs. New Orleans on Nov. 9.

RUFFIN RETURNS IN BIG SPOT
Ole Miss freshman Daeshun Ruffin returned from a four-week absence in dynamic fashion and has taken a prominent leadership role, averaging 12.1 points, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals since returning from injury vs. Middle Tennessee on Dec. 15. His first three games back were a revelation, as Ruffin averaged 16.0 points, 2.7 assists, 1.7 steals and shot 41.7 percent overall and 70.8 percent from the free throw line against Middle Tennessee (Dec. 15), Dayton (Dec. 18) and Samford (Dec. 21). Ruffin suffered a fractured hand in the second half of the season opener against New Orleans, and missed the subsequent four weeks of action. Ruffin first saw the floor again against Middle Tennessee on Dec. 15, scoring 12 points in just 12 minutes of action -- nine of which came in the first half as he came off the bench. Ruffin followed that up with a splendid showing against Dayton, scoring a career-high 19 points after a powerful 17-point second half to help lift the Rebels to victory. Ruffin hit 9-of-12 from the free throw line against the Flyers, and in his first two games back from injury his 13 free throws made accounted for 44.8 percent of all Rebel free throws made (29) in that stretch. Recently, Ruffin found success running the Rebel offense as well with a career-high eight assists against Mississippi State on Jan. 8 to go along with 17 points and a career-high three trifectas made.

Ruffin is the first McDonald's All-American signee in program history following a storied career at Callaway High School in his native Jackson, Mississippi.

JOINER OUT
Senior leader Jarkel Joiner will miss at least the next six weeks of action after having a medical procedure performed on his back on Jan. 13. Joiner played minimally against Mississippi State on Jan. 8, but had not played a full game since Dec. 21 vs. Samford. At the present moment, Joiner leads all Rebels in scoring (13.6 PPG), minutes (31.3/game) and free throw shooting (.846).

TYE-ING IT ALL TOGETHER
Senior Tye Fagan answered the call again and again for the shorthanded Rebels at No. 18 Tennessee when his team needed him, nearly leading Ole Miss to a record fifth straight top-25 win on Jan. 5. Fagan scored a career-high 23 points against the nationally-ranked Vols, and was a key catalyst for the Rebel offense at several crucial junctures in the second half. Fagan scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half and overtime, all from beyond the arc, going a perfect 5-of-5 from deep in the second period before missing a last-second try at the final buzzer in OT. Entering the contest, Fagan was 6-of-21 (.286) from three on the season, and entering this year he held a career line of 19-of-68 (.279). This isn't the first hot streak from three for Fagan this year, though, as he started the season 5-of-7 (.714) from deep across his first three games. Since that three-game opening stretch, Fagan had gone 1-of-14 (.071) prior to the explosion in Knoxville. Fagan transferred to Ole Miss this season after spending the prior three years at Georgia, where he scored 450 career points and shot 56.4 percent overall in 89 games played for the Bulldogs. Included in his UGA career was a big outing against the Rebels in Oxford in 2021, scoring 19 points on a career-best 9-of-9 shooting effort.

On the season, Fagan has been a Swiss Army knife for Ole Miss, contributing in significant ways in multiple facets of the game. Fagan is averaging a balanced stat line of 7.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists, while averaging an assist-turnover ratio of 1.4 in 21.1 minutes played per game.

PROTECT THE BALL
Ole Miss has forced double-digit turnovers in all but one of their 16 of their contests so far this season, and have only turned the ball over more than its opponent three times this season. In the Kermit Davis era, the Rebels are 47-20 when having fewer turnovers than their opponents, and are 36-14 when forcing 15 turnovers or more.

BEWARE THE REBELS
Following its 67-63 upset over No. 18 Memphis on Dec. 4, Ole Miss had notched its fourth consecutive Top-25 win for just the second time in school history. The other such occurrence came across the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons, when Ole Miss ripped off four in a row against No. 6 Florida on Feb. 16, 2002 (68-51), No. 6 Alabama on March 3, 2002 (84-56), at No. 23 LSU the following season on Jan. 18, 2003 (67-57), and three days later vs. No. 15 Alabama on Jan. 21, 2003 (76-57). The latest streak came against No. 10 Tennessee on Feb. 2, 2021 (52-50), No. 10 Missouri on Feb. 10, 2021 (80-59) and at No. 24 Missouri on Feb. 23, 2021 before the win vs. Memphis. This was also the first time since 2001 that Ole Miss won against four ranked teams within the same calendar year. That season the Rebels did so five times against No. 10 Tennessee on Feb. 10 (87-71), No. 20 Alabama on March 3 (105-71), No. 5 Florida in the SEC Tournament (74-69), No. 19 Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament (59-56) and the following season against No. 22 Memphis on Dec. 7 (71-67).

2020-21 / 2021-22
Feb. 2, 2021 - vs. #10 Tennessee (52-50)
Feb. 10, 2021 - vs. #10 Missouri (80-59)
Feb. 23, 2021 - at #24 Missouri (60-53)
Dec. 4, 2021 - vs. #18 Memphis (67-63)

2001-02 / 2002-03
Feb. 16, 2002 - vs. #6 Florida (68-51)
March 3, 2002 - vs. #6 Alabama (84-56)
Jan. 18, 2003 - at #23 LSU (67-57)
Jan. 21, 2003 - vs. #15 Alabama (76-57)

HOMETOWN HERO
Senior Jarkel Joiner was named one of 60 men's and women's basketball student-athletes nationally named as candidates for the 2021-22 Senior CLASS Award on Dec. 7. Ole Miss women's basketball senior Shakira Austin was also named a candidate, making Ole Miss the only SEC school to be represented on both lists and one of just four schools nationally alongside BYU, Michigan and Virginia Tech.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

In the classroom, Joiner holds a 3.13 GPA in multi-disciplinary studies, and is a staple in his hometown community. Joiner was named to the 2020-21 SEC Community Service Team, working closely with the Reading with the Rebels program in addition to the Stronger Together Mississippi initiative and Adopt-A-Basket, which helps feed local families during the holiday season.

The men's and women's candidates will be narrowed to two fields of ten finalists later in the season, and those names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will then select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C's of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2022 NCAA Men's Final Four® and NCAA Women's Final Four® this spring.

YEAR FOUR OF THE DAVIS ERA
Kermit Davis enters his fourth season at the helm of Ole Miss Basketball. Over his first three seasons, Davis led the Rebels to a pair of postseason appearances (2020 postseason was cancelled due to COVID-19). With 60 victories as head coach of the Rebels, Davis is one of only four coaches in Ole Miss history to rack up at least 50 wins over their first three seasons. A nine-time conference coach of the year, Davis is 38th among active Division I head coaches with 463 career wins over 24 seasons, including stints at Middle Tennessee, Idaho and Texas A&M. In 27 seasons as a college basketball head coach, he has amassed 529 wins.

DAVIS ERA TRENDS TO WATCH
• 51-17 when leading at half
• 5-0 when scoring 90+, 27-3 when scoring 80+, 46-20 when scoring 70+
• 41-17 when winning the rebounding battle
• 26-3 when at 50 percent shooting or better
• 17-6 when shooting 40 percent or better from three
• 57-29 when keeping opponents below 50 percent shooting (33-6 when below 40 percent)

RECORD WIN STREAK AT SJB PAVILION
With its 76-68 win over Dayton on Dec. 18, Ole Miss extended its home win streak at SJB Pavilion to nine games -- the longest Rebel home win streak since The Pavilion opened in January 2016 -- before getting snapped Dec. 21 vs. Samford. The Dayton game marked Ole Miss men's basketball's 100th game at SJB Pavilion, where the Rebels enjoy a 71-32 (.689) all-time record.

PROTECTING CRADDOCK COURT
Winning at home has been a trademark at Ole Miss. Over the past 15 seasons, the Rebels are 184-58 (.760 win pct.) in home games. In five-plus seasons (opened January 2016) playing in the $96.5 million SJB Pavilion, the Rebels hold a 71-32 (.689) advantage against the opposition. Ole Miss has won 309 of its last 399 games (.774 win pct.) in Oxford dating back to the 1996-97 campaign. Under head coach Kermit Davis, the Rebels are 41-16 (.719 win pct.) at home.

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