Central Arkansas Bears at Ole Miss Rebels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mississippi beats Central Arkansas 68-54 in Boone's return
Boone, the second-year coach for UCA, played for the Rebels from 1994-98 and was on the coaching staff from 1998-2000. His jersey was retired in 1998. The homecoming was supposed to happen in a season opener on Nov. 25, but the tournament was canceled.
Shuler scored 10 of Mississippi's final 16 points of the first half to help build a 35-23 lead. He had 14 points in the half.
Robert Allen added 12 points for Ole Miss (3-0), which is in the midst of playing four games in seven days. The Rebels are scheduled to face Middle Tennessee on Wednesday and Dayton on Saturday.
Rodriguez, who leads the SEC and ranks sixth nationally with an 8.0 assist/turnover ratio, had four assists and one turnover. Mississippi entered ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense (51.1 points) and turnovers forced (22.5 per game).
Rylan Bergersen scored 14 points for Central Arkansas (0-5), which turned it over 22 times. The Bears lost to Arkansas on Saturday, and face Mississippi on Wednesday, followed by No. 2 Baylor on Dec. 29.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Churchill Bounds Turnover. | 54 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Eddy Kayouloud Offensive Rebound. | 54 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Brendan Simmons missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 68 |
| 2nd 1:00 | Devontae Shuler made Free Throw. | 54 - 68 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 MISS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-48 | FG | 22-65 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 4-25 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 16-21 | FT | 20-26 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 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 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Oxford, MS
Capacity:
2025-26 ASUN Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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 |