SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at Missouri

Missouri-Ole Miss

Ole Miss plays at Missouri 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
Ole Miss 0.448 0.331 0.716 341 1144 410 174 145 473
Ole Miss OPP 0.428 0.333 0.692 365 1041 374 223 99 329
Missouri 0.448 0.331 0.716 341 1144 410 174 145 473
Missouri OPP 0.428 0.333 0.692 365 1041 374 223 99 329

Statistical Leaders

Ole Miss Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Breein Tyree 18.4 183 122 65
Terence Davis 15.8 170 74 60
Devontae Shuler 9.8 101 49 44
Blake Hinson 8.3 79 41 41
Bruce Stevens 8.3 97 33 23
KJ Buffen 6.1 62 55 3
Dominik Olejniczak 5.4 67 29 0
D.C. Davis 2.3 22 17 7
Luis Rodriguez 1.1 9 7 0

Ole Miss Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Terence Davis 37 141 178 5.9
Bruce Stevens 40 96 136 4.5
KJ Buffen 44 85 129 4.3
Devontae Shuler 24 102 126 4.2
Breein Tyree 11 81 92 3.1
Dominik Olejniczak 36 54 90 3.0
Blake Hinson 19 60 79 2.7
D.C. Davis 15 31 46 1.5
Luis Rodriguez 10 16 26 1.1

Missouri Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Jordan Geist 14.1 135 82 56
Jeremiah Tilmon 10.4 117 57 0
Javon Pickett 8.3 94 19 33
Kevin Puryear 7.2 74 44 18
Torrence Watson 6.5 63 18 44
Xavier Pinson 5.9 49 45 22
Reed Nikko 3.1 40 11 0
Mitchell Smith 2.1 20 12 7
Ronnie Suggs 1.9 13 13 7

Missouri Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Jeremiah Tilmon 66 99 165 5.9
Kevin Puryear 44 99 143 4.9
Jordan Geist 25 110 135 4.7
Javon Pickett 33 64 97 3.3
Xavier Pinson 22 51 73 2.6
Mitchell Smith 20 48 68 2.4
Reed Nikko 27 32 59 2.0
Torrence Watson 9 31 40 1.4
Ronnie Suggs 8 22 30 1.3

NCAA RPI

Ole Miss: 36
Missouri: 73

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 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 Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
10-Nov vs W Michigan W 90-64
16-Nov at Butler L 83-76
20-Nov vs Nicholls W 75-55
Nov 23* vs Baylor W 78-70
Nov 24* vs Cincinnati L 71-57
28-Nov vs San Diego W 93-86
1-Dec vs UL Monroe W 83-60
8-Dec at Illinois State W 81-74
Dec 12* vs SE Louisiana W 69-47
16-Dec vs Chattanooga W 90-70
Dec 21* at Mid Tennessee W 74-56
29-Dec vs FGCU W 87-57
5-Jan at Vanderbilt W 81-71
9-Jan vs Auburn W 82-67
12-Jan at Mississippi State W 81-77
15-Jan vs LSU L 83-69
19-Jan vs Arkansas W 84-67
22-Jan at Alabama L 74-53
26-Jan vs Iowa State L 87-73
30-Jan at Florida L 90-86 OT
2-Feb vs Mississippi State L 81-75
6-Feb vs Texas A&M W 75-71
9-Feb at Georgia W 80-64
13-Feb at Auburn W 60-55
16-Feb vs Missouri W 75-65
19-Feb at South Carolina L 79-64
23-Feb vs Georgia W 72-71
27-Feb vs Tennessee L 73-71
2-Mar at Arkansas L 74-73
5-Mar vs Kentucky L 80-76
9-Mar at Missouri

Missouri Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
6-Nov vs Cent Arkansas W 68-55
9-Nov at Iowa State L 76-59
Nov 16* vs Kennesaw State W 55-52
27-Nov vs Temple W 79-77
2-Dec vs UCF W 64-62
4-Dec vs UT Arlington W 65-45
7-Dec vs Oral Roberts W 80-64
18-Dec vs Xavier W 71-56
Dec 22* vs Illinois W 79-63
29-Dec vs Morehead State W 75-61
8-Jan vs Tennessee L 87-63
13-Jan at South Carolina L 85-75
16-Jan vs Alabama L 70-69
19-Jan at Texas A&M W 66-43
23-Jan at Arkansas L 72-60
26-Jan vs LSU L 86-80
30-Jan at Auburn L 92-58
2-Feb vs Vanderbilt W 77-67
5-Feb at Tennessee L 72-60
9-Feb vs Texas A&M L 68-59
12-Feb vs Arkansas W 79-78
16-Feb at Ole Miss L 75-65
19-Feb vs Kentucky L 66-58
23-Feb at Florida L 64-60
26-Feb at Mississippi State L 68-49
2-Mar vs South Carolina W 78-63
6-Mar at Georgia L 64-39
9-Mar vs Ole Miss

Ole Miss-Missouri Prediction

Ole Miss is probably still going to make the NCAA Tournament, but the Rebels have seen other bubble teams fail to close the door in recent days. Florida failed to win at home against Georgia. North Carolina State lost at home to Georgia Tech. Ohio State got blasted by Northwestern. Florida, North Carolina State, and Ohio State might all get in, but they have added stress to their current situations and very likely need to win at least one more game to go to the Big Show. If Ole Miss should lose at Missouri, the Rebels – probably a 9 seed right now in a lot of bracketology estimations – would fall at least one seed line and possibly two. If you are on the 11-seed line, you are clearly not a lock and probably need to win one game at the SEC Tournament to be safe. Ole Miss must win. It will. Ole Miss 75, Missouri 64. (Matt Zemek)

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

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