Kentucky Wildcats at Ole Miss Rebels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Shuler, Buffen lead Ole Miss over Kentucky 70-62
Romello White added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Ole Miss (14-10, 9-8 Southeastern Conference), which has won two of its last three games. Sammy Hunter came off the bench and scored a career-high 11 points.
Ole Miss used a 15-7 surge for a 65-57 lead with 2:20 to play. Kentucky pulled to 65-60 with 1:08 left but didn’t get closer. The Wildcats had their last lead with about 11 minutes to play.
The Rebels committed 17 turnovers but outrebounded Kentucky 42-28 and shot 46% (23 of 50) from the floor.
Keion Brooks Jr. scored 16 points and had eight rebounds to lead Kentucky (8-15, 7-9), which shot 21 of 56 (37.5%) and missed 10 of 25 foul shots. Olivier Sarr added 15 points, Isaiah Jackson 13 and Davion Mintz 10.
The Rebels are 10-0 when holding opponents under 40% shooting from the floor.
The teams end their regular seasons on Saturday. Kentucky will look to stop a two-game skid when it hosts South Carolina while Ole Miss plays at home against Vanderbilt.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jarkel Joiner Steal. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Brandon Boston Jr. Turnover. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Devontae Shuler made Free Throw. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Devontae Shuler made Free Throw. | 62 - 69 |
Statistics
 UK |
 MISS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-56 | FG | 23-50 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 8-13 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 62 |
| 15-25 | FT | 16-19 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Oxford, MS
Attendance: 895 | 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 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 20-16 |
| 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 |