Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
80 - 98
Macon's career-best 30 points leads Arkansas past Ole Miss
The Razorbacks junior was at his absolute best on Saturday, scoring a career-high 30 points as Arkansas (20-7, 9-5 Southeastern Conference) continued its late-season push toward the NCAA Tournament with a 98-80 win over Mississippi.
"I'm playing into the system now, being patient and not rushing anything," Macon said. "I've been having a few talks with coach over the weekend, and he told me to just trust him, trust the system, and it will all come. Just buy into the coaching, and I felt like that's what I did tonight, and these were the results."
Arkansas entered the game following its most important win of the season, an 83-76 victory at No. 21 South Carolina on Wednesday.
Arkansas led by as many as 24 points in the second half, with Jaylen Barford finishing with 15 points and Anton Beard 11. Moses Kingsley also added 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, but it was Macon who set the tone from the outset.
"I thought today was a good balance for Daryl," Anderson said. "My deal with Daryl was just sitting him down and understanding, `Just go be you, man and go have some fun with it.' ... Tonight, I thought he did, he let the game come to him."
Deandre Burnett led the Rebels (16-11, 7-7) with 27 points, while Terence Davis had 24 in the loss.
"Our issue is giving up 98 points," Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said. "Has anybody ever beaten Arkansas if they scored 98 in Bud Walton Arena? I dare to say no."
BIG PICTURE
Ole Miss: The Rebels had won five of their previous six games in Fayetteville before Saturday, but they shot just 37.1 percent (26 of 70) after having won four of their previous five games this season. Burnett and Davis combined to finish 17 of 30 (56.7 percent) from the field, while the rest of the Rebels were 9 of 40 (22.5 percent).
PORTIS' PLACE
Former Arkansas standout and SEC Player of the Year Bobby Portis made his way back to his home state for Saturday's game, taking advantage of the NBA's All-Star weekend. The Little Rock native and current Chicago Bulls reserve sat court side during the game and led the Bud Walton Arena crowd in a "Woo Pig Sooie" cheer in the first half.
UP NEXT
Ole Miss is at Mississippi State on Tuesday.
Arkansas hosts Texas A&M on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Cullen Neal made Free Throw. | 80 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Cullen Neal made Free Throw. | 79 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Foul on Adrio Bailey. | 78 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Cullen Neal Offensive Rebound. | 78 - 98 |
Statistics
 MISS |
 ARK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-70 | FG | 31-66 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 12-29 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 20-27 | FT | 24-27 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |