Rebels Defend Home Court, Upset No. 14 Kentucky, 72-60
OXFORD, Miss. –
(Courtesy of Ole Miss Media Relations) After a month full of heartbreak and frustration, the Ole Miss women’s basketball team took it all out on the 14th-ranked team in the country, besting Kentucky, 72-60, at The Pavilion on Thursday evening.
Ole Miss (8-7, 2-7 SEC) received a dominant outing from junior
Shakira Austin, but it was the combined effort of the entire team that helped lead the Rebels to an impressive 49-34 edge on the glass and a 42-20 advantage in the paint. The Rebels yielded 26 points to reigning SEC Player of the Year, Rhyne Howard, but she was stifled to 2-of-10 from beyond the arc while Kentucky shot 6-of-26 from deep.