SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Alabama at Ole Miss

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Alabama visits Ole Miss on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a prediction of the game’s final score.

By 14Powers Hoops

Team Statistical Comparison

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Alabama	0.439	0.352	0.702	294	1045	373	167	121	397
Alabama OPP	0.413	0.302	0.739	332	1052	299	224	105	359
Ole Miss	0.431	0.327	0.724	238	887	338	190	69	339
Ole Miss OPP	0.418	0.281	0.746	242	904	314	164	99	364

Statistical Leaders

Alabama Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	GP	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
PLAYER	TEAM	GP	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Kira Lewis Jr.	Alabama	26	17.5	165	81	43
John Petty Jr.	Alabama	26	15.0	128	56	79
Jaden Shackelford	Alabama	26	14.7	119	73	71
Alex Reese	Alabama	26	9.4	85	29	46
Herbert Jones	Alabama	22	8.9	69	57	1
James Bolden	Alabama	23	7.7	55	36	32
Javian Davis	Alabama	26	5.7	52	45	0
Galin Smith	Alabama	26	3.0	30	17	0
Jaylen Forbes	Alabama	25	2.9	22	16	12

Alabama Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
John Petty Jr.	Alabama	38	143	181	7.0
Herbert Jones	Alabama	44	101	145	6.6
Kira Lewis Jr.	Alabama	23	109	132	5.1
Alex Reese	Alabama	27	93	120	4.6
Jaden Shackelford	Alabama	25	86	111	4.3
Javian Davis	Alabama	36	60	96	3.7
Galin Smith	Alabama	30	34	64	2.5
Jaylen Forbes	Alabama	18	42	60	2.4
James Bolden	Alabama	19	29	48	2.1

Ole Miss Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	GP	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
PLAYER	TEAM	GP	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Breein Tyree	Ole Miss	25	20.3	168	114	57
Devontae Shuler	Ole Miss	26	11.2	102	52	35
Blake Hinson	Ole Miss	22	10.3	77	38	35
KJ Buffen	Ole Miss	26	9.9	97	60	4
Bryce Williams	Ole Miss	23	3.3	22	23	9
Sammy Hunter	Ole Miss	21	3.0	24	14	1
Austin Crowley	Ole Miss	26	2.9	26	13	10
Antavion Collum	Ole Miss	20	1.2	6	9	2

Ole Miss Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
KJ Buffen	Ole Miss	54	104	158	6.1
Blake Hinson	Ole Miss	28	81	109	5.0
Devontae Shuler	Ole Miss	20	103	123	4.7
Breein Tyree	Ole Miss	7	86	93	3.7
Antavion Collum	Ole Miss	6	27	33	1.7
Austin Crowley	Ole Miss	10	27	37	1.4
Sammy Hunter	Ole Miss	10	18	28	1.3
Bryce Williams	Ole Miss	4	13	17	0.7

NCAA RPI

Alabama: 45

Ole Miss:85

Alabama Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
0	Javian Davis	F	6′-9″	242	FR	Canton, MS
1	Herbert Jones	F	6′-7″	205	JR	Greensboro, AL
2	Kira Lewis Jr.	G	6′-3″	165	SO	Meridianville, AL
3	Alex Reese	F	6′-9″	245	JR	Pelham, AL
4	Juwan Gary	F	6′-5″	215	FR	Columbia, SC
5	Jaden Shackelford	G	6′-3″	195	FR	Hesperia, CA
11	James Bolden	G	6′-0″	160	SR	Covington, KY
12	Jaylen Forbes	G	6′-4″	186	FR	Florence, MS
13	Jahvon Quinerly	G	6′-1″	175	SO	Hackensack, NJ
15	Tyler Barnes	F	6′-8″	201	JR	Louisville, KY
21	Britton Johnson	G	6′-4″	183	SO	Mountain Brook, AL
23	John Petty Jr.	G	6′-5″	184	JR	Huntsville, AL
25	Adam Cottrell	G	6′-3″	185	FR	Flowery Branch, GA
30	Galin Smith	F	6′-9″	240	JR	Clinton, MS
33	James Rojas	F	6′-8″	215	JR	Jamestown, NY
34	Sam Okauru	G	6′-5″	200	FR	Raleigh, NC
35	Raymond Hawkins	F	6′-9″	240	FR	Oakland, CA

Ole Miss Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
1	Austin Crowley	G	6′-5″	188	FR	West Point, MS
2	Devontae Shuler	G	6′-2″	192	JR	Irmo, SC
3	Khadim Sy	F	6′-10″	244	JR	Dakar, Senegal
4	Breein Tyree	G	6′-2″	195	SR	Somerset, NJ
5	KJ Buffen	F	6′-7″	220	SO	Gainesville, GA
10	Carlos Curry	F	6′-11″	235	FR	Albany, GA
11	Franco Miller Jr.	G	6′-3″	202	FR	Freeport, GB
12	Shon Robinson	F	6′-11″	210	FR	Chicago, IL
13	Bryce Williams	G	6′-2″	178	JR	Tampa, FL
14	Antavion Collum	F	6′-7″	228	FR	Memphis, TN
15	Luis Rodriguez	G	6′-6″	202	SO	Los Angeles, CA
23	Sammy Hunter	F	6′-9″	230	FR	Bahamas
24	Jarkel Joiner	G	6′-1″	177	JR	Oxford, MS
33	John McBride	G	6′-7″	216	FR	Memphis, TN
34	Conner McKay	G	5′-11″	181	JR	Baldwyn, MS

Scouting Report

Alabama (14-12, 6-7 SEC) fell to Texas A&M 74-68 on Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa. Quenton Jackson led the Aggies with 20 points while Jaden Shackleford paced the Tide with 24 points. A&M shot 17 more free throws than Bama which was the key difference statistically in this game. Alabama had three more made field goals and five more 3-pointers but it wasn’t enough to overcome the disparity in free throws. Rarely do you see a home team in the SEC have this big of a disparity in free throws.

Kira Lewis Jr. leads the Tide in scoring averaging 17.5 points per game. John Petty, Jr. is not far behind Lewis at 15.0 points a contest. Petty leads the Tide in rebounding pulling down over 7 a game. Bama is No. 1 in the SEC in scoring offense (82.6 ppg). The Crimson Tide is dead last in scoring defense, however, allowing 78.8 points a contest. The Tide is also No. 1 in the SEC in 3-point shooting hitting 35.2%. Bama has made more 3-point shots than any other team in the SEC with 285.

Ole Miss (13-13, 4-9 SEC) fell to Missouri 71-68 on Tuesday night in Columbia, Mo. Guard Breein Tyree led the Rebels with 29 points. Mizzou’s Xavier Pinson paced all scorers with 32 points. Mizzou’s double number of made 3-pointers (6 to 3) proved to be the difference in the game. The two teams had the same number of made field goals (21) and free throws (23).

The Rebel’s Breein Tyree (20.3 ppg) is the team’s leading scorer. Blake Hinson (10.3 ppg), Devontae Shuler (11.3 ppg) and KJ Buffen (9.9 ppg) are the Rebel other top scorers. Buffen is also the Rebels top rebounder averaging 6.1 boards a game.

Ole Miss is No. 11 in scoring offense (69.4 ppg) in the SEC. They rank seventh in the conference in scoring defense (67.2 ppg). The Rebels are sixth in the SEC in 3-point shooting accuracy (32.7%) and second in the conference in 3-point shooting defense (38.1%). The Rebels are seventh in the conference in assists with 338 so far this season. Assist to turnover ratio (4th, 1.0) is another stat in which the Rebels excel. The Rebels are 14th in the league in blocked shots (2.7 bpg).

This one could go either way but Ole Miss plays much better at home. The home loss to Texas A&M might have the Crimson Tide realizing that their NCAA hopes have been vanquished.

Alabama-Ole Miss Prediction

Ole Miss 82, Alabama 77

Saturday‘s game tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET. TV: SEC Network.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Alabama at Ole Miss
Complete preview of the SEC basketball game between Alabama and Ole Miss on 22-Feb-20. Team statistical comparison, key players, scouting report, score prediction and more.