Ole Miss visits Tennessee on Tuesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a prediction of the game’s final score.
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Team Statistical Comparison
| FG% | 3PT% | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | |
| Ole Miss | 0.434 | 0.322 | 0.709 | 159 | 586 | 246 | 126 | 45 | 233 |
| Ole Miss OPP | 0.432 | 0.299 | 0.730 | 142 | 571 | 211 | 113 | 64 | 239 |
| Tennessee | 0.425 | 0.305 | 0.749 | 172 | 627 | 254 | 102 | 100 | 243 |
| Tennessee OPP | 0.382 | 0.316 | 0.682 | 168 | 570 | 167 | 127 | 52 | 234 |
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Statistical Leaders
Ole Miss Scoring Leaders
| PLAYER | TEAM | PPG | FGM | FTM | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYER | TEAM | PPG | FGM | FTM | 3PTM |
| Breein Tyree | Ole Miss | 18.9 | 101 | 65 | 36 |
| Blake Hinson | Ole Miss | 11.5 | 51 | 24 | 24 |
| KJ Buffen | Ole Miss | 10.2 | 64 | 42 | 4 |
| Devontae Shuler | Ole Miss | 10.2 | 64 | 24 | 22 |
| Bryce Williams | Ole Miss | 3.7 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
| Austin Crowley | Ole Miss | 3.6 | 21 | 11 | 9 |
| Sammy Hunter | Ole Miss | 3.3 | 19 | 14 | 1 |
| Antavion Collum | Ole Miss | 1.2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Ole Miss Rebounding Leaders
| PLAYER | TEAM | OR | DR | TR | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYER | TEAM | OR | DR | TR | RPG |
| KJ Buffen | Ole Miss | 33 | 76 | 109 | 6.4 |
| Devontae Shuler | Ole Miss | 13 | 65 | 78 | 4.6 |
| Blake Hinson | Ole Miss | 19 | 47 | 66 | 5.1 |
| Breein Tyree | Ole Miss | 6 | 54 | 60 | 3.8 |
| Austin Crowley | Ole Miss | 7 | 20 | 27 | 1.6 |
| Luis Rodriguez | Ole Miss | 11 | 15 | 26 | 5.2 |
| Sammy Hunter | Ole Miss | 9 | 16 | 25 | 1.6 |
| Antavion Collum | Ole Miss | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.2 |
| Franco Miller Jr. | Ole Miss | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.3 |
| Carlos Curry | Ole Miss | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.8 |
| Bryce Williams | Ole Miss | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.6 |
| John McBride | Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 |
Tennessee Scoring Leaders
| PLAYER | TEAM | PPG | FGM | FTM | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYER | TEAM | PPG | FGM | FTM | 3PTM |
| Jordan Bowden | Tennessee | 12.4 | 72 | 39 | 27 |
| John Fulkerson | Tennessee | 11.1 | 74 | 41 | 0 |
| Yves Pons | Tennessee | 11.0 | 72 | 27 | 16 |
| Josiah-Jordan James | Tennessee | 8.1 | 47 | 24 | 20 |
| Olivier Nkamhoua | Tennessee | 4.3 | 33 | 6 | 1 |
| Davonte Gaines | Tennessee | 2.9 | 11 | 22 | 3 |
| Jalen Johnson | Tennessee | 2.9 | 16 | 8 | 10 |
| Drew Pember | Tennessee | 1.9 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
Tennessee Rebounding Leaders
| PLAYER | TEAM | OR | DR | TR | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYER | TEAM | OR | DR | TR | RPG |
| Josiah-Jordan James | Tennessee | 19 | 84 | 103 | 6.1 |
| John Fulkerson | Tennessee | 28 | 65 | 93 | 5.5 |
| Yves Pons | Tennessee | 24 | 60 | 84 | 4.9 |
| Jordan Bowden | Tennessee | 7 | 61 | 68 | 4.0 |
| Olivier Nkamhoua | Tennessee | 29 | 39 | 68 | 4.0 |
| Lamonte Turner | Tennessee | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.5 |
| Jalen Johnson | Tennessee | 9 | 27 | 36 | 2.1 |
| Davonte Gaines | Tennessee | 7 | 19 | 26 | 1.6 |
| Santiago Vescovi | Tennessee | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.0 |
| Drew Pember | Tennessee | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1.5 |
| Uros Plavsic | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Zach Kent | Tennessee | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
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NCAA RPI
Ole Miss: 113
Tennessee: 64
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 |
Tennessee Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | HT | WT | Class | City-State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Davonte Gaines | G | 6′-7″ | 178 | FR | Buffalo, NY |
| 1 | Lamonte Turner | G | 6′-2″ | 187 | SR | Florence, AL |
| 3 | Drew Pember | F | 6′-9″ | 207 | FR | Knoxville, TN |
| 4 | Jacob Fleschman | G | 6′-3″ | 176 | JR | Austin, TX |
| 5 | Josiah-Jordan James | G | 6′-6″ | 208 | FR | Charleston, SC |
| 10 | John Fulkerson | F | 6′-9″ | 212 | JR | Kingsport, TN |
| 12 | Victor Bailey Jr. | G | 6′-4″ | 186 | JR | Austin, TX |
| 13 | Jalen Johnson | G | 6′-6″ | 196 | JR | Durham, NC |
| 21 | Olivier Nkamhoua | F | 6′-8″ | 224 | FR | Cumberland, MD |
| 23 | Jordan Bowden | G | 6′-5″ | 193 | SR | Knoxville, TN |
| 30 | Brock Jancek | F | 6′-8″ | 222 | SO | Knoxville, TN |
| 33 | Zach Kent | F | 6′-11″ | 235 | SO | Magnolia, DE |
| 34 | Uros Plavsic | F | 7′-0″ | 240 | FR | Chattanooga, TN |
| 35 | Yves Pons | G | 6′-6″ | 215 | JR | Paris, FR |
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Scouting Report
Tennessee (11-6, 3-2 SEC) defeated rival Vanderbilt 66-45 on Saturday in Nashville. This game was close at halftime (21-20) but in the second half the Vols ran away with it. They outscored Vandy 14-3 in the first 5:10 of the second half. Vandy was iced dead cold from the 3-point range with no makes in 25 attempts. It was the first time since the inception of the 3-point rule back in the 1980s that the Commodores didn’t score on at least one 3-point shot. The Vols also were cold but at least made one 3-pointer. Vandy not only struggled from 3-point range, they hit only 24% of their field goals compared to Tennessee’s 53%. Vandy did make 81% of its free throws but Tennessee also bettered the Commodores in that stat going 93% from behind the line. Tennessee’s Jordan Bowden led the Vols in scoring with 21 points. Vandy freshman Scotty Pippen Jr. tallied 16 points for the Commodores.
Bowden leads Tennessee in scoring (12.4 ppg) followed by forward John Fulkerson (11.1 ppg). Bowden is the team’s top 3-point shooting threat with 27 made 3-point shots. 6-foot-6 Josiah-Jordan James is the team’s top rebounder (6.1 rpg). Tennessee is 13th in the SEC in scoring offense (66.1 ppg) and first in the league in scoring defense (59.6 ppg). The Vols are 12th in the SEC in 3-point shooting accuracy (30.5%) and 12th in the conference in field goal shooting (42.5%). The Vols are also second in the conference in blocked shots (5.9 bpg) and first in assists (15.0 apg).
Ole Miss (9-8, 0-4 SEC) fell to LSU 80-76 on Saturday in Oxford. The Tigers won this game at the free throw line. The hit 24/27 (89%) from behind the line while the Rebels struggled making just 9/19 (47%). LSU also outrebounded Ole Miss 47-31 but if the Rebs hit five more free throws they win. Javonte Smart led the Tigers in scoring with 20 points. Smart hit on 4 of 8 shots from 3-point range. Ole Miss was led in scoring by Breein Tyree with an impressive 36 points. Interestingly, Tyree was 100% from the line, making all nine of his attempts. Do the math and you’ll find that his teammates were a horrendous 0-10 from the line.
So far this season the Rebels Tyree (17.8 ppg) is the team’s leading scorer. Blake Hinson (11.4 ppg) and guard Devontae Shuler (10.9, ppg) are the Rebel other top scorers. Forward KJ Buffen is the Rebels top rebounder averaging 6.5 boards a game.
Ole Miss is No. 11 in scoring offense (68.8 ppg) in the SEC. They rank 8th in the conference in scoring defense (68.6 ppg). The Rebels are sixth in the SEC in 3-point shooting accuracy (31.7%) and fourth in the conference in 3-point shooting defense (29.3%)). Mississippi is fourth in the conference in assists with 224 so far this season. Assist to turnover ratio (5th, 1.0) is another stat in which the Rebels excel. The Rebels are 14th in the league in blocked shots (2.8 bpg).
Tennessee looks like the favorite here but watch out for Ole Miss. The Rebs are one of those teams that shoots the three well and also defends the three solidly. You’d think playing in Knoxville that Tennessee would be the solid favorite. However, don’t be fooled by the Rebels 0-4 conference record. Three of their first four SEC opponents were LSU, Florida and Arkansas. The fourth was a trip to a pretty solid Texas A&M team.
Ole Miss-Tennessee Prediction
Tennessee 66, Ole Miss 64
Tuesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT). TV: SEC Network.
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