The University of Mississippi Athletics
Court Report: Making Statements
1/20/2025 | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Athletics
What a week at the Tuohy Center as both men's and women's hoops made statements in the third week of Southeastern Conference play. Women's basketball had a perfect run, going 2-0 with a dominant home win over Florida on Thursday and road rivalry win at Mississippi State on Sunday.
Men's hoops made national headlines with a win at No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday and nearly carried that into another road upset of No. 15 Mississippi State, storming back from an early deficit to force overtime but ultimately fell just short.
Scroll on for the top highlights from the action, and a look at another big week ahead.
Texas Week in Oxford
Two tilts against Texas teams highlight this week's home slate at the SJB Pavilion. No. 16 men's hoops hosts No. 13 Texas A&M on Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT, and the women will welcome Texas on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT. Head to OleMissTix.com and help us Pack the Pavilion for both key SEC matchups!
Headed home with a W! Tap to grab tix for Sunday's tilt vs. Texas. 🎟@OleMissWBB | #HottyToddy
— Ole Miss Athletics (@OleMissSports) January 19, 2025
No place like home 🏠@BlueSkyOxford will donate $1 to the Grove Collective for every person in attendance at @OleMissMBB game vs. Texas A&M on Wednesday. Pack the Pavilion by using your tix, transferring or returning them to the Athletics ticket office!
— The Grove Collective (@grovecollectnil) January 20, 2025
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Player of the Week: MBB
There's just no overlooking Malik Dia's dominant performance in the biggest road win in program history. After scoring 21 and 19 points in two games the week prior, Dia dropped 21 points and 19 rebounds in the win over Alabama becoming the first Rebel to have 20-plus points and 15-plus rebounds against an AP-ranked opponent since Keith Carter against Temple in 1997.
Malik Dia became the first Reb to have 20+ points and 15+ rebounds against an AP-ranked opponent since Keith Carter against Temple in 1997!@malikkdia 🤝 @KeithCarterOM https://t.co/WUsw42hjfY pic.twitter.com/dcpG3iGq1J
— Ole Miss Men's Basketball (@OleMissMBB) January 16, 2025
Player of the Week: WBB
Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has found a star in freshman Sira Thienou, who went off for 29 points, seven steals and five assists for her 12th game in double figures this season. The Bamako, Mali, native made it 13 with a 10-point performance in Sunday's win at Mississippi State. She nearly made it a double-double with nine steals on the night, the most by a Rebel since 2006.
Sira Thienou.
— Ole Miss Women's BB (@OleMissWBB) January 17, 2025
Remember the Name.#HottyToddy | #NoCeilings pic.twitter.com/dzTK0nyRkL
Highlight of the Week
Madison Scott turned in an all-time performance to lead Ole Miss to that Sunday victory in Starkville, dropping a career-high 30 points, topping Thienou's previously mentioned 29 for the most by a Rebel this season. Check out the highlight package from her dominant performance against the Bulldogs.
Career High Day for Madi‼️
— Ole Miss Women's BB (@OleMissWBB) January 20, 2025
The senior shot 11-18 from the field and scored 30 points against the Mississippi State Bulldogs!#HottyToddy | #NoCeilings pic.twitter.com/2PtDv0CV1P
Social Shots
And your social media highlights from the Ole Miss men's and women's basketball feeds.
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— Ole Miss Men's Basketball (@OleMissMBB) January 16, 2025
Ole Miss 74 | Alabama 64#HottyToddy x #Culture pic.twitter.com/Cx3kunX4lq
"Our ceiling is the Final Four."@OleMissMBB big man Malik Dia is confident in the Rebels this season 😤 pic.twitter.com/GXOpsEaTa9
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) January 16, 2025
STATEment Made.#HottyToddy | #WeRunTheSip pic.twitter.com/qFtIvyhS0G
— Ole Miss Women's BB (@OleMissWBB) January 19, 2025
RAISE YOUR YA YA YA - Ole Miss WBB edition #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/kIhcyi9dfh
— Ole Miss Women's BB (@OleMissWBB) January 18, 2025
Up Next: WBB
Women's hoops has the midweek off but will return to action Sunday for a key tilt with Texas at 2 p.m. CT at the SJB Pavilion. Head to OleMissTix.com for more!
Up Next: MBB
Men's hoops returns home for an 8 p.m. Wednesday night date with No. 13 Texas A&M, the third consecutive ranked opponent for Chris Beard's squad. Limited seats remain, so head to OleMissTix.com to buy your tickets now!
The Rebels close the week on the road at—you guessed it—a fourth straight ranked opponent, No. 22 Missouri. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
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