SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at Georgia

Ole Miss-Georgia basketball game preview

The Ole Miss Rebels visit the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday in Athens in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Ole Miss scores an average of 68.2 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 67.6 points per contest. Georgia scores an average of 70.4 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 77.4 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Ole Miss	0.432	0.325	0.706	9.58	+0.08	7.19	2.77	13.12	12.92
Georgia	0.439	0.316	0.747	8.96	-1.23	5.35	2.31	13.88	14.77
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Ole Miss	0.444	0.325	34.58	34.50	0.27	+0.54	7.08	68.2	67.6
Georgia	0.466	0.316	33.88	35.12	0.27	-7.04	6.42	70.4	77.4

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3PT%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor. M– Average game scoring margin.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
9. Oquendo, Kario	UGa	25	126	23	86	361	14.44
18. Bridges, Braelen	UGa	26	124	0	76	324	12.46

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
7. Oquendo, Kario	UGa	25	126	271	0.465

3-point made per game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
6. Baumann, Noah	UGa	25	53	2.12
11. Murrell, Matthew	OM	26	47	1.81

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
7. Brooks, Nysier	OM	26	75	127	202	7.77
13. Rodriguez, Luis	OM	26	49	104	153	5.88
15. Bridges, Braelen	UGa	26	48	100	148	5.69
17. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Brown,	25	59	83	142	5.68
19. James, Josiah-Jordan	Jordan	22	29	94	123	5.59

Ole Miss vs. Georgia Basketball Series History

Georgia leads 76-45

Ole Miss Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Eric Van Der Heijden	F	6′-8″	205	FR
1	Austin Crowley	G	6′-5″	195	JR
2	Daeshun Ruffin	G	5′-9″	160	FR
3	Nysier Brooks	C	7′-0″	245	SR
4	Jaemyn Brakefield	F	6′-8″	220	SO
5	James White	G	6′-5″	190	FR
10	Grant Slatten	G	6′-5″	195	FR
11	Matthew Murrell	G	6′-4″	200	SO
14	Tye Fagan	G	6′-3″	198	SR
15	Luis Rodriguez	F	6′-6″	210	JR
21	Robert Allen	F	6′-8″	230	SR
23	Sammy Hunter	F	6′-9″	225	JR
24	Jarkel Joiner	G	6′-1″	180	SR
33	John McBride	G	6′-7″	214	JR

Georgia Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jailyn Ingram	F	6′-7″	225	SR
1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim	G	6′-8″	210	SO
2	Cam McDowell	G	6′-5″	185	FR
3	Kario Oquendo	G	6′-4″	210	SO
4	Tyron McMillan	F	6′-9″	220	JR
5	Christian Wright	G	6′-3″	185	FR
10	Aaron Cook	G	6′-2″	185	SR
11	Jaxon Etter	F	6′-4″	205	JR
12	Josh Taylor	F	6′-9″	215	SO
13	Jonathan Ned	F	6′-9″	220	SR
15	Dalen Ridgnal	F	6′-7″	200	JR
20	Noah Baumann	G	6′-6″	210	SR
23	Braelen Bridges	G	6′-11″	240	SR
24	P.J. Horne	F	6′-6″	225	SR
35	Tyrone Baker	F	6′-11″	210	FR

Ole Miss Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	New Orleans	61	Ole Miss	82
11/12/2021	Charleston So	68	Ole Miss	93
11/18/2021	Marquette	78	Ole Miss	72
11/19/2021	Ole Miss	74	Elon	56
11/21/2021	Boise State	60	Ole Miss	50
11/26/2021	Miss Valley St	58	Ole Miss	73
11/30/2021	Rider	51	Ole Miss	75
12/4/2021	Memphis	63	Ole Miss	67
12/11/2021	Western KY	71	Ole Miss	48
12/15/2021	MTSU	52	Ole Miss	62
12/18/2021	Dayton	68	Ole Miss	76
12/21/2021	Samford	75	Ole Miss	73
12/29/2021	Florida	PPD	Ole Miss	PPD
1/5/2022	Ole Miss	60	Tennessee	66
1/8/2022	Mississippi State	72	Ole Miss	82
1/11/2022	Ole Miss	51	Texas A&M	67
1/15/2022	Auburn	80	Ole Miss	71
1/18/2022	Missouri	78	Ole Miss	53
1/22/2022	Ole Miss	60	Mississippi State	78
1/26/2022	Arkansas	64	Ole Miss	55
1/29/2022	Kansas State	56	Ole Miss	67
2/1/2022	Ole Miss	76	LSU	72
2/5/2022	Ole Miss	57	Florida	62
2/9/2022	Alabama	97	Ole Miss	83
2/12/2022	Ole Miss	68	Missouri	74
2/15/2022	South Carolina	77	Ole Miss	74
2/19/2022	Ole Miss		Georgia
2/23/2022	Ole Miss		Auburn
2/26/2022	Texas A&M		Ole Miss
3/1/2022	Ole Miss		Kentucky
3/5/2022	Vanderbilt		Ole Miss

Georgia Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	FIU	51	Georgia	58
11/13/2021	Georgia	68	Cincinnati	73
11/16/2021	SC State	60	Georgia	76
11/19/2021	Georgia Tech	88	Georgia	78
11/22/2021	Virginia	65	Georgia	55
11/23/2021	Georgia	62	Northwestern	78
11/28/2021	Wofford	68	Georgia	65
12/1/2021	Memphis	79	Georgia	82
12/7/2021	Jacksonville	58	Georgia	69
12/18/2021	George Mason	80	Georgia	67
12/20/2021	W Carolina	79	Georgia	85
12/22/2021	ETSU	86	Georgia	84
12/29/2021	Gardner-Webb	77	Georgia	60
1/4/2022	Texas A&M	81	Georgia	79
1/8/2022	Georgia	77	Kentucky	92
1/12/2022	Georgia	72	Mississippi State	88
1/15/2022	Vanderbilt	73	Georgia	66
1/19/2022	Georgia	60	Auburn	83
1/22/2022	Georgia	66	South Carolina	83
1/25/2022	Alabama	76	Georgia	82
1/29/2022	Georgia	77	Vanderbilt	85
2/2/2022	Arkansas	99	Georgia	73
2/5/2022	Auburn	74	Georgia	72
2/9/2022	Georgia	63	Florida	72
2/12/2022	South Carolina	80	Georgia	68
2/16/2022	Georgia	65	LSU	84
2/19/2022	Ole Miss		Georgia
2/22/2022	Georgia		Texas A&M
2/26/2022	Florida		Georgia
3/1/2022	Tennessee		Georgia
3/5/2022	Georgia		Missouri

Injuries and Suspensions

Ole Miss

[F] 12/05/2021 – Robert Allen is out for season (Knee)
[G] 02/05/2022 – Daeshun Ruffin is out for season (Knee)

Georgia

[F] 02/18/2022 – Tyron McMillan is “?” Saturday vs Mississippi (Leg)
[F] 10/20/2021 – P.J. Horne is out for season (ACL)
[F] 12/09/2021 – Jailyn Ingram is out for season (Knee)

Source: statfox.com

Ole Miss-Georgia Prediction

Georgia 76, Ole Miss 72

Saturday‘s game tips off at 1:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-point made per game

Free Throw %

Rebounding