SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Missouri at Ole Miss

Ole Miss-Missouri

Missouri plays at Ole Miss on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
Missouri 0.430 0.366 0.699 239 803 258 107 42 325
Missouri OPP 0.434 0.324 0.692 209 756 272 135 79 291
Ole Miss 0.470 0.368 0.768 252 856 354 186 85 317
Ole Miss OPP 0.426 0.364 0.714 254 770 327 143 82 358

Statistical Leaders

Missouri Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Jordan Geist 13.8 100 68 50
Jeremiah Tilmon 11.2 98 50 0
Javon Pickett 8.3 75 16 26
Kevin Puryear 7.4 61 33 16
Xavier Pinson 6.3 42 36 19
Torrence Watson 5.3 41 13 26
Reed Nikko 2.7 27 9 0
Mitchell Smith 2.6 19 12 7
Ronnie Suggs 1.4 5 12 3

Missouri Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Jeremiah Tilmon 49 79 128 5.8
Kevin Puryear 39 88 127 5.5
Jordan Geist 21 87 108 4.7
Javon Pickett 24 40 64 2.8
Xavier Pinson 18 37 55 2.5
Mitchell Smith 15 38 53 2.4
Reed Nikko 19 22 41 1.8
Torrence Watson 8 26 34 1.5
Ronnie Suggs 4 13 17 0.9

Ole Miss Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Breein Tyree 18.6 147 97 55
Terence Davis 15.9 138 60 45
Devontae Shuler 9.6 78 41 34
Blake Hinson 8.9 67 37 34
Bruce Stevens 8.0 77 20 17
KJ Buffen 5.8 46 46 2
Dominik Olejniczak 5.8 58 24 0
D.C. Davis 2.7 20 17 7
Luis Rodriguez 1.2 9 5 0

Ole Miss Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Terence Davis 35 114 149 6.2
Bruce Stevens 28 77 105 4.4
KJ Buffen 33 70 103 4.3
Devontae Shuler 20 78 98 4.1
Dominik Olejniczak 29 51 80 3.3
Breein Tyree 10 66 76 3.2
Blake Hinson 18 51 69 3.0
D.C. Davis 13 23 36 1.5
Luis Rodriguez 9 14 23 1.2

NCAA RPI

Missouri: 88
Ole Miss: 35

Missouri Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Torrence Watson G 6′-5″ 200 FR St. Louis, MO
#1 Xavier Pinson G 6′-2″ 170 FR Chicago, IL
#2 K.J. Santos G 6′-8″ 220 SO Geneva, IL
#3 Ronnie Suggs G 6′-6″ 190 JR Washington, MO
#4 Javon Pickett G 6′-4″ 207 FR Belleville, IL
#5 Mitchell Smith F 6′-10″ 215 SO Van Buren, AR
#10 Evan Yerkes G 6′-3″ 180 FR Tinley Park, IL
#11 Jontay Porter F 6′-11″ 240 SO Columbia, MO
#12 Dru Smith G 6′-3″ 200 JR Evansville, IN
#13 Mark Smith G 6′-4″ 220 SO Edwardsville, IL
#14 Reed Nikko F 6′-10″ 250 JR Maple Grove, MN
#15 Jordan Geist G 6′-2″ 180 SR Fort Wayne, IN
#23 Jeremiah Tilmon F 6′-10″ 252 SO East Saint Louis, IL
#24 Kevin Puryear F 6′-7″ 238 SR Blue Springs, MO
#25 Brooks Ford G 6′-0″ 170 FR St. Louis, MO
#32 Adam Wolf F 6′-7″ 219 SR Beaver Dam, WI
#33 Cullen VanLeer G 6′-4″ 208 SR Pacific, MO
#42 Parker Braun F 6′-8″ 205 FR Overland Park, KS
#55 Christian Guess G 6′-5″ 180 FR Cleveland, OH

Ole Miss Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Blake Hinson G 6′-7″ 229 FR Deltona, FL
#1 Zach Naylor F 6′-7″ 220 JR Houston, TX
#2 Devontae Shuler G 6′-2″ 192 SO Irmo, SC
#3 Terence Davis G 6′-4″ 201 SR Southaven, MS
#4 Breein Tyree G 6′-2″ 192 JR Somerset, NJ
#5 Brian Halums G 6′-5″ 188 JR Hollandale, MS
#10 Carlos Curry F 6′-11″ 235 FR Albany, GA
#11 Franco Miller Jr. G 6′-2″ 202 FR Freeport, GB
#12 Bruce Stevens F 6′-8″ 252 SR Louin, MS
#13 Dominik Olejniczak C 7′-0″ 255 JR Torun, Poland
#14 KJ Buffen F 6′-7″ 220 FR Gainesville, GA
#15 Luis Rodriguez G 6′-6″ 202 FR Los Angeles, CA
#20 D.C. Davis G 5′-11″ 175 SR Purvis, MS
#30 Antonio Morgano G 5′-10″ 165 SO Morgantown, WV
#33 John McBride G 6′-5″ 216 FR Memphis, TN

Missouri Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6 vs Cent Arkansas W 68-55
Nov 9 at Iowa State L 76-59
Nov 16* vs Kennesaw State W 55-52
Nov 27 vs Temple W 79-77
Dec 2 vs UCF W 64-62
Dec 4 vs UT Arlington W 65-45
Dec 7 vs Oral Roberts W 80-64
Dec 18 vs Xavier W 71-56
Dec 22* vs Illinois W 79-63
Dec 29 vs Morehead State W 75-61
Jan 8 vs Tennessee L 87-63
Jan 13 at South Carolina L 85-75
Jan 16 vs Alabama L 70-69
Jan 19 at Texas A&M W 66-43
Jan 23 at Arkansas L 72-60
Jan 26 vs LSU L 86-80
Jan 30 at Auburn L 92-58
Feb 2 vs Vanderbilt W 77-67
Feb 5 at Tennessee L 72-60
Feb 9 vs Texas A&M L 68-59
Feb 12 vs Arkansas W 79-78
Feb 16 at Ole Miss
Feb 19 vs Kentucky
Feb 23 at Florida
Feb 26 at Mississippi State
Mar 2 vs South Carolina
Mar 6 at Georgia
Mar 9 vs Ole Miss

Ole Miss Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 10 vs W Michigan W 90-64
Nov 16 at Butler L 83-76
Nov 20 vs Nicholls W 75-55
Nov 23* vs Baylor W 78-70
Nov 24* vs Cincinnati L 71-57
Nov 28 vs San Diego W 93-86
Dec 1 vs UL Monroe W 83-60
Dec 8 at Illinois State W 81-74
Dec 12* vs SE Louisiana W 69-47
Dec 16 vs Chattanooga W 90-70
Dec 21* at Mid Tennessee W 74-56
Dec 29 vs FGCU W 87-57
Jan 5 at Vanderbilt W 81-71
Jan 9 vs Auburn W 82-67
Jan 12 at Mississippi State W 81-77
Jan 15 vs LSU L 83-69
Jan 19 vs Arkansas W 84-67
Jan 22 at Alabama L 74-53
Jan 26 vs Iowa State L 87-73
Jan 30 at Florida L 90-86 OT
Feb 2 vs Mississippi State L 81-75
Feb 6 vs Texas A&M W 75-71
Feb 9 at Georgia W 80-64
Feb 13 at Auburn W 60-55
Feb 16 vs Missouri
Feb 19 at South Carolina
Feb 23 vs Georgia
Feb 27 vs Tennessee
Mar 2 at Arkansas
Mar 5 vs Kentucky
Mar 9 at Missouri

Missouri-Ole Miss Prediction

The Ole Miss Rebels wish they could play Auburn 10 times a year. The Rebels simply have the Tigers’ number, as shown by their ability to hold the Tigers under 60 points in Auburn Arena on Wednesday night. Ole Miss swept the season series and gained a lot of leverage in the bubble conversation. Coach Kermit Davis just took a big step toward the NCAA Tournament, which would give voters ample reason to view him as the SEC Coach of the Year… in any year in which Rick Barnes isn’t doing what he is doing over in Knoxville. Kermit won’t care, nor should he, if Barnes gets the COY award and Ole Miss makes the Big Dance. Hosting Missouri gives Ole Miss a game it should easily win… and can’t afford to lose if it wants a relaxing Selection Sunday afternoon. Ole Miss 80, Missouri 63. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 2:30 PM CT (3:30 PM ET). TV: SEC NETWORK.

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