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Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Ole Miss Rebels

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Kirsten Deans scores 16 as No. 20 Mississippi women rout UAPB 85-24

Ole Miss' Deans speaks on what it means to secure a win at home

Deans came off the bench to hit three 3-pointers and grab seven rebounds for the Lady Rebels (1-1).

Fellow reserve Christeen Iwuala added 12 points and six boards for Ole Miss. Ayanna Thompson hit three 3-pointers and scored 11. Reserve Kharyssa Richardson had a game-high 11 rebounds. Kennedy Todd-Williams made just 1 of 9 shots but grabbed 10 rebounds.

D'Arrah Allen had nine points to lead the Golden Lions (0-3) and Janiyah Tucker added eight points off the bench.

Thompson hit a 3-pointer for Mississippi to ignite an 11-0 run to begin the game and the Rebels were never threatened. Starr Jacobs and Thompson scored six points apiece to lead Mississippi to a 20-6 lead after one quarter.

Ole Miss outscored UAPB by 22 in the second quarter to increase it advantage to 50-14 at halftime. The Rebels held UAPB to three points in the third quarter for a 65-17 lead.

The Rebels shot 43.5% from the floor, made 9 of 23 from beyond the arc and 16 of 19 free throws. UAPB shot just 14.8%, missed 20 of 22 from distance but hit all four of its foul shots.

It was the fewest points allowed by the Lady Rebels since beating Alabama A&M 74-28 in November of the 2022-23 season.

Ole Miss lost 68-66 to No. 3 Southern California in its opener at the Aflac Oui-Play in Paris, France.

The Lady Rebels travel to play Delaware State on Thursday.

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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 24 - 85
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 24 - 85
4th 0:17 Uriah Jennings Defensive Rebound. 24 - 85
4th 0:21 Kharyssa Richardson missed Three Point Jumper. 24 - 85
4th 0:34 Heloisa Carrera Offensive Rebound. 24 - 85

Statistics

UAPBUAPB MISSMISS
9-61 FG 30-69
15 Field Goal % 43
2-22 3PT 9-23
9 Three Point % 39
4-4 FT 16-19
100 Free Throw % 84
31 Rebounds 59
13 Offensive Rebounds 21
18 Defensive Rebounds 38
8 Assists 18
4 Steals 7
5 Blocks 12
22 Turnovers 14
5 Team Turnovers 0
22 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 28
9 Fast Break Points 20
8 Points in Paint 34
18 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 61

Game Information

Venue: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss

Location: Oxford, MS
Attendance: 2,879 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Alabama A&M 12-1 - 16-9
Alcorn State 11-2 1 14-10
Southern 9-4 3 13-11
Alabama State 9-4 3 12-12
Grambling 6-6 5.5 9-16
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6-7 6 9-14
Jackson State 6-7 6 8-17
Florida A&M 6-7 6 7-17
Texas Southern 5-8 7 9-16
Bethune-Cookman 4-9 8 6-20
Mississippi Valley State 3-9 8.5 4-19
Prairie View A&M 0-13 12 2-22

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Carolina 11-1 - 25-2
Vanderbilt 10-3 1.5 24-3
Texas 9-3 2 24-3
Tennessee 8-3 2.5 16-7
LSU 8-4 3 22-4
Ole Miss 7-4 3.5 20-6
Oklahoma 7-5 4 19-6
Kentucky 7-6 4.5 20-7
Alabama 6-6 5 20-6
Georgia 6-6 5 20-6
Mississippi State 4-7 6.5 17-8
Missouri 4-8 7 16-11
Florida 3-9 8 15-12
Texas A&M 3-9 8 10-11
Auburn 2-10 9 13-13
Arkansas 0-11 10.5 11-15
Full Standings