SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Ole Miss

Ole Miss-LSU basketball game preview

The LSU Tigers meet the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday in Oxford in a momentous 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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Venue

Arena Name: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss

Capacity: 9,500

Year Opened: 2016

The Pavilion at Ole Miss

Game Date/Time

Saturday, February 25, 2023, 8:30 PM ET

Team Statistical Comparison

Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
Winning %
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Three Point %
FT Made P/G
Three Pointers P/G
FT Attempts P/G
3-Point Attempts P/G
FG % Defense
3-Point % Defense
Fouls Per Game
Rebound Margin
Rebounds (Off.) P/G
Rebounds (Def) P/G
Rebounds Per Game
Assist/Turnover Ratio
TOs Forced P/G
Effective FG pct
LSU
66.2
68.8
-2.6
46.2
41.2
71
32.9
12.8
7.3
18
22.1
44.2
33.1
16.7
0.3
10.54
23.85
34.38
0.95
12.23
0.477
Ole Miss
67.3
68.5
-1.2
38.5
42.2
69.2
29.4
11.8
5.8
17.1
19.9
43.2
35.6
16.3
2.3
12.27
24.23
36.5
1.04
12.08
0.472

Players and Stats

LSU

Player # Class Pos Height Weight  
K.J. Williams 12 SR F 6-10 245 16.1 Pts, 7.3 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Adam Miller 44 SO G 6-3 180 11.7 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Derek Fountain 20 JR F 6-9 210 8.0 Pts, 5.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Cam Hayes 1 JR G 6-3 175 7.9 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Justice Hill 3 SR G 6-0 170 6.9 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 3.1 Ast
Trae Hannibal 0 SR G 6-2 217 6.8 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Jalen Reed 13 FR F 6-10 230 3.1 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Justice Williams 11 SO G 6-3 170 3.4 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Kendal Coleman 4 JR C 6-8 229 2.3 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Tyrell Ward 15 FR F 6-6 185 3.0 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Mwani Wilkinson 5 JR F 6-5 215 2.6 Pts, 1.6 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Shawn Phillips 34 FR F 7-0 245 0.8 Pts, 1.6 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Adam Benhayoune 25 SO F 6-5 230 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Parker Edwards 30 SR G 6-2 185 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Brandon Egemo 10 JR G 6-0 175 0.0 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Austin Montgomery 21 FR F 6-4
Corneilous Williams 2 FR F 6-9

Ole Miss

Player # Class Pos Height Weight  
Matthew Murrell 11 JR G 6-4 200 14.3 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Jaemyn Brakefield 4 JR F 6-8 216 10.2 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Amaree Abram 1 FR G 6-4 8.2 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Myles Burns 3 SR F 6-6 7.3 Pts, 6.2 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Jayveous McKinnis 0 SR F 6-7 220 5.4 Pts, 4.1 Reb, 0.4 Ast
TJ Caldwell 2 FR G 6-4 5.1 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Robert Allen 21 SR F 6-8 230 4.1 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Daeshun Ruffin 24 SO G 5-9 160 9.5 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 3.2 Ast
Tye Fagan 14 SR G 6-3 195 3.4 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Theo Akwuba 10 SR C 6-11 225 2.7 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.2 Ast
James White 5 SO G 6-5 190 2.6 Pts, 1.6 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Josh Mballa 33 SR F 6-7 220 3.4 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Malique Ewin 12 FR F 6-10 1.4 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Davis Ambuehl 45 FR F 6-7
Cam Brent 55 FR G 5-4
Robert Cowherd 13 FR G 6-5
Bert Passman 23 FR F 6-6

Stats from 2/17/2023 due to power outages

College Basketball Ratings

Rating LSU Ole Miss
ESPN BPI 128 102
Sagarin 108 104
Massey Composite 127 131

LSU vs. Ole Miss Basketball Series History

LSU leads 126-89

LSU Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
0 Trae Hannibal G 6′-2″ 215 SR Elliott, SC
1 Cam Hayes G 6′-2″ 185 JR Greensboro, NC
2 Corneilous Williams F 6′-9″ 210 FR Meridian, MS
3 Justice Hill G 6′-0″ 175 SR Little Rock, AR
4 Kendal Coleman C 6′-8″ 230 JR Shreveport, LA
5 Mwani Wilkinson F 6′-5″ 205 JR Las Vegas, NV
10 Brandon Egemo G 6′-1″ 175 JR Los Angeles, CA
11 Justice Williams G 6′-4″ 175 SO Philadelphia, PA
12 KJ Williams F 6′-10″ 250 SR Cleveland, MS
13 Jalen Reed F 6′-10″ 230 FR Jackson, MS
15 Tyrell Ward F 6′-6″ 185 FR Washington, DC
20 Derek Fountain F 6′-10″ 225 JR Holly Springs, MS
21 Austin Montgomery F 6′-4″ 180 FR New Orleans, LA
25 Adam Benhayoune F 6′-5″ 225 SO Helotes, TX
30 Parker Edwards G 6′-2″ 220 SR Covington, LA
34 Shawn Phillips F 7′-0″ 245 FR Dayton, OH
44 Adam Miller G 6′-3″ 190 SO Peoria, IL

Ole Miss Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
0 Jayveous McKinnis F 6′-7″ 225 SR Pearl, MS
1 Amaree Abram G 6′-4″ 190 FR Port Arthur, TX
2 TJ Caldwell G 6′-4″ 190 FR Dallas, TX
3 Myles Burns F 6′-6″ 210 SR Houston, TX
4 Jaemyn Brakefield F 6′-8″ 220 JR Jackson, MS
5 James White G 6′-5″ 190 SO Conyers, GA
10 Theo Akwuba F 6′-11″ 225 SR Montgomery, AL
11 Matthew Murrell G 6′-4″ 200 JR Memphis, TN
12 Malique Ewin F 6′-10″ 220 FR Lawrenceville, GA
13 Robert Cowherd G 6′-5″ 195 FR Grayson, GA
14 Tye Fagan G 6′-3″ 198 SR Logtown, GA
21 Robert Allen F 6′-8″ 230 SR Orlando, FL
24 Daeshun Ruffin G 5′-9″ 160 SO Jackson, MS
33 Josh Mballa F 6′-7″ 220 SR

LSU Schedule/Results

Date Visitor PTs Home PTs
11/9/2022 Kansas City 63 LSU 74
11/12/2022 Arkansas St 52 LSU 61
11/17/2022 New Orleans 62 LSU 91
11/21/2022 Illinois St 61 LSU 77
11/22/2022 LSU 73 Akron 58
11/23/2022 LSU 59 Kansas St 61
11/27/2022 Wofford 75 LSU 78
12/2/2022 UT Arlington 59 LSU 63
12/10/2022 LSU 72 Wake Forest 70
12/13/2022 NC Central 57 LSU 67
12/17/2022 Winthrop 81 LSU 89
12/21/2022 ETSU 68 LSU 72
12/28/2022 Arkansas 57 LSU 60
1/3/2023 LSU 71 Kentucky 74
1/7/2023 LSU 56 Texas A&M 69
1/10/2023 Florida 67 LSU 56
1/14/2023 LSU 66 Alabama 106
1/18/2023 Auburn 67 LSU 49
1/21/2023 Tennessee 77 LSU 56
1/24/2023 LSU 40 Arkansas 60
1/28/2023 Texas Tech 76 LSU 68
2/1/2023 LSU 77 Missouri 87
2/4/2023 Alabama 79 LSU 69
2/8/2023 LSU 53 Mississippi State 65
2/11/2023 Texas A&M 74 LSU 62
2/14/2023 LSU 63 Georgia 65
2/18/2023 South Carolina 82 LSU 73
2/22/2023 Vanderbilt 77 LSU 84
2/25/2023 LSU Ole Miss
3/1/2023 Missouri LSU
3/4/2023 LSU Florida
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023 SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023 NCAA Tournament

Ole Miss Schedule/Results

Date Visitor PTs Home PTs
11/7/2022 Alcorn St 58 Ole Miss 73
11/11/2022 FAU 67 Ole Miss 80
11/15/2022 Chattanooga 58 Ole Miss 70
11/18/2022 UT Martin 68 Ole Miss 72
11/24/2022 Ole Miss 72 Stanford 68
11/24/2022 Siena 62 Ole Miss 74
12/3/2022 Ole Miss 57 Memphis 68
12/10/2022 Valparaiso 61 Ole Miss 98
12/14/2022 UCF 72 Ole Miss 61
12/17/2022 Temple 55 Ole Miss 63
12/20/2022 North Alabama 65 Ole Miss 66
12/28/2022 Tennessee 63 Ole Miss 59
1/3/2023 Ole Miss 62 Alabama 84
1/7/2023 Ole Miss 54 Mississippi State 64
1/10/2023 Auburn 82 Ole Miss 73
1/14/2023 Georgia 62 Ole Miss 58
1/17/2023 Ole Miss 70 South Carolina 58
1/21/2023 Ole Miss 59 Arkansas 69
1/24/2023 Missouri 89 Ole Miss 77
1/28/2023 Ole Miss 60 Oklahoma St 82
1/31/2023 Kentucky 75 Ole Miss 66
2/4/2023 Ole Miss 71 Vanderbilt 74
2/7/2023 Ole Miss 78 Georgia 74
2/11/2023 South Carolina 64 Ole Miss 61
2/15/2023 Ole Miss 64 Florida 79
2/18/2023 Mississippi State 69 Ole Miss 61
2/22/2023 Ole Miss 74 Auburn 78
2/25/2023 LSU Ole Miss
2/28/2023 Texas A&M Ole Miss
3/4/2023 Ole Miss Missouri
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023 SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023 NCAA Tournament

Injuries and Suspensions

LSU

[F] Mwani Wilkinson (Shoulder) – Out
[F] Corneilous Williams (Shoulder) – Out

Ole Miss

G] Daeshun Ruffin (Personal) – Out
[F] Malique Ewin (Personal) – Out

Source: statfox.com

LSU-Ole Miss Prediction

Ole Miss 81, LSU 77

Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.

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

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