Tag: MarchMadness
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#22 Missouri defends home court against #16 Ole Miss, as the Rebels drop a second straight

Looking for a get-right game after a heartbreaking loss on Wednesday night, Ole Miss traveled into the belly of the beast on Saturday night to take on the 22nd-ranked Missouri Tigers on their home court in Columbia, Missouri. As we see each night, going on the road in the Southeastern Conference is no easy adventure;…
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#14 Mississippi State survives a scare on the road to beat South Carolina 65-60 in overtime

Mississippi State traveled to Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, for round two with the South Carolina Gamecocks. South Carolina, winless in the Southeastern Conference at 0-6, would hope a physical, low-scoring game would benefit the Gamecocks as the 14th-ranked Mississippi State came to town looking for the season sweep. Coming into the game,…
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Sustained success: Taking a look at what separates Coach Mulkey from the rest of the pack

As the final seconds ticked off the clock in Gainesville, Florida, Coach Mulkey and her LSU Tigers were on the verge of improving to 20-0 for the second time in program history. The realization of sustained success under Coach Mulkey’s leadership is unparalleled. A national championship for LSU, and now one of the best teams…
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#18 Memphis bounces back with a 77-68 win over Charlotte on Sunday

Following a disappointing loss to Temple on Thursday night, the Tigers kept the show on the road as they traveled to North Carolina to take on Charlotte in a potential get-right game for the Tigers. At 7-11 and 0-5 in the American, Charlotte gave the Tigers an easy game before a two-game home stint starting…
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#15 Mississippi State wins an instant classic 84-81 over #21 Ole Miss

For the first time in 271 meetings, Mississippi State and Ole Miss would enter the matchup ranked inside the AP top-25, creating the biggest regular-season basketball game in the series history. All week long, we heard about how the Hump would be bumping as the Rebels and Bulldogs met on the hardwood for the first…
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Respect earned: Taking a look back on Tuesday’s night win over Alabama, and what it means for Ole Miss Basketball going forward

Ole Miss Basketball felt undervalued and profoundly overlooked as they traveled to Coleman Coliseum to take on the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide in a massive Southeastern Conference tilt with outright championship implications. Ole Miss came into the game with Alabama as the 21st-ranked team in both polls, looking for the most significant road win in…
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Taking a look at one of the biggest weeks in the history of college basketball in Mississippi

Every week is a pivotal week in the Southeastern Conference. Still, this week, in particular, has the potential to position the 2024-2025 season as a program-changing week for Ole Miss and Mississippi State as they face the Alabama schools on Tuesday night before a monster game on Saturday afternoon in Starkville between the two. If…
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Inside the championship culture of Ole Miss Basketball under Head Coach Chris Beard

Fresh off another Southeastern Conference victory to improve to 3-0 in league play and 14-2 overall, Coach Chris Beard has his Ole Miss Rebels off to one of the best starts in program history, all of which in year two as Head Coach. Sure, there’s one bad loss on the resume to Memphis, but the…
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#14 Mississippi State drops a close one to #6 Kentucky 95-90

On a brisk Saturday night in Starkville, Mississippi, the 14th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs and the 6th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats went to The Hump for a Saturday night showdown between two Southeastern Conference contenders. Saturday night was the type of environment that you dream about; the crowd inside the Hump was early and loud as they longed…
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#14 Mississippi State escapes Nashville with a hard fought 76-64 win over Vanderbilt

On a brisk night on the West End of Nashville, Tennessee, the Mississippi State traveled into the belly of the beast of Memorial Gymnasium to face off with the Vanderbilt Commodores in a Super Tuesday Southeastern Conference matchup. Fresh off its dominance of South Carolina on Saturday, Mississippi State looked to take the show on…
