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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi 80, Missouri 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Where: The Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Mississippi
Officials: # Ron Groover, # Terry Oglesby, # Owen Shortt
Attendance: 895

Jarkel Joiner scored 21 points as the Ole Miss Rebels stunned the No. 10 Missouri Tigers 80-59 Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss.

Devontae Shuler and Luis Rodriguez each added 15 points for the Rebels (11-8, 6-6 Southeastern Conference).

The Rebels have beaten two Top 10 teams for the first time since the 2000-2001 season, moving them closer to the NCAA Tournament bubble.

Dru Smith led Missouri (13-4, 6-4) with 17 points. Javon Pickett came off the bench to add 10.

The Tigers turned the ball over 12 times and made just 5 of 15 shots from the free-throw line.

Missouri started fast before hitting the skids. Smith hit two early 3-point jumpers and Kobe Brown added another to vault the Tigers to an early 14-8 lead.

But the Rebels responded with 11 unanswered points. Joiner led the way, driving to the basket for one bucket and knocking down a jumper for another.

Down 19-14, Missouri countered with a 7-2 push to keep the game in hand. Brown rallied the Tigers by attacking the basket for a layup and then a short fadeaway jumper.

The Rebels closed the first half with an 8-2 run to build a 42-37 lead. Joiner was the catalyst again, hitting two free throws and a driving basket.

Ole Miss held Missouri to two points in the final 3:37 of the half while switching back and forth between man-to-man and 1-3-1 zone defenses.

The Rebels carried that success into the second half. They scored the first nine points to build a 14-point lead and seize control of the game.

They pushed their lead to 64-43 with 11:18 left on Sammy Hunter's dunk.

Ole Miss has won 14 of 17 games in its series against Missouri.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Missouri   Mississippi
Dru Smith 17 Scoring Jarkel Joiner 21
Drew Buggs 3 Assists Robert Allen 4
Jeremiah Tilmon 6 Rebounds Robert Allen 6
Jeremiah Tilmon 2 Free Throws Made Robert Allen 5
Dru Smith 3 Steals KJ Buffen 3
Javon Pickett 1 Blocks KJ Buffen 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Missouri 59 48.9 8-19 5-15 15 15 2 6 12
Mississippi 80 56.9 8-20 14-17 21 31 3 9 12