Ole Miss dominates Kentucky, 98-84, for the top 15 victory

Ole Miss dominates Kentucky, 98-84, for the top 15 victory

Oxford | Malik Dia had the ball directly from the tip of the key, and when he sat down and gathered, Kentucky did not conclude and closed a lot of space to his destination and fire.

The shot from Dia centered the net and led Ole Miss’s lead to the biggest of the night. He jogged down the floor again and twitched with Matthew Murrell. It was the first possession of the second half and a continuation of an almost perfect first half.

The rebels No. 25 had turned Kentucky No. 14 out of the pavilion and received enough pillows to the coast for the 98-84 victory against the wildcats on Wednesday. Your record moves to 17-6 and 6-4 in the second.

“I don’t know if I have ever enjoyed it to see a team more than this evening, especially in this first half,” said Ole Miss Miss Beard.

It is most points that the rebels have achieved in the history of the series against Great Britain. The previous high was at a loss of 1971 95.

Ole Miss led 23 in the break thanks to nine 3s and without sales. The rebels achieved an average of 8.8 3 points per game that entered the night, but reached 13 tonight.

Kentucky (15-7, 4-5) is national 341. In the creation of sales and has this below average billing. The wildcats did not join the shooters, lost Ole Miss Guards in the color and tried to convert their best offensive weapon into the open look in transition look.

Ole Miss’ first and only sales came at 2:45 p.m. in the second half. The biggest lead was 27, which came in the second half after a Murrell dark. At 24 templates against this only sales. Ole Miss is nationally number 3 in the fewest sales per possession.

Beard said the only time he can remember one of his teams with sales while he trained Angelo State.

“Pedulla ruined for me (to have a perfect sales night),” joked Beard.

The rebels shot 50 percent behind the arch and 61 percent in the first half. Kentucky remained the whole game after Sean Pedulla’s free throws in 16 seconds after the action.

Murrell led Ole Miss with a high season of 24 and had 19 points in his first 22 minutes. Dre Davis added 17, Dia had 10 and Jaylen Murray ended with 15 points and 10 boards.

Murrell was questionable for the third game in a row, but despite a continuing injury to the lower body, everyone of them started.

“It is as if you were finally going to bring your head over water and continue to build on it,” said Murrell. “I am in the training room and try to get as best as possible. I try to keep it under control.”

The rebels entered No. 23 on the Internet and are now 6-6 in Quad One games with the victory against Net No. 19 Kentucky. Ole Miss is in the next two games before a home batter with the state of Mississippi in South Carolina and in South Carolina. LSU is currently a quad one game, and Carolina and MSU are quad -zwei competitions.

Kentucky had won 14 of the last 15 of the series, including six of the last seven in Oxford.

The wildcats used a 12-3 extended run and an 8: 0 mini run to cut it to 11 at only seven minutes. Murray hit a triple when the shooting clock ticked to zero and with a defensive stop and two free throws after a foul in Kentucky when he drove into the basket.

Murray’s jumper with 4:20 left the lead to 14.

“We have veterans and leaders and have closed it,” said Murray.

Kentucky shot 63 percent in the second half and 46 percent from the three -point range. Great Britain was 50 percent and 48 percent for the game.

Ole Miss ended with a total of 54 percent and 43 percent. The free throws were even in Great Britain with 16-22 and the rebels.

Kentucky exceeded Ole Miss 37-29, but the rebels only gave up six offensive rebounds. The rebels lost points in color, 38-30, but received points 9-0.

Amari Williams had a triple double for the wildcats – 12 points, 11 boards and 10 templates.

“This is Kentucky; We don’t make a moral victory at all, ”said head coach Mark Pope. “We will try to build on what we do well.”

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