Ole Miss to Host Nicholls After 91-51 Win

Ole Miss is scheduled to host Nicholls at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday at the SJB Pavilion, with the game set to air on SEC Network+ and the Ole Miss Radio Network.

The Rebels have won all nine meetings with Nicholls, including eight in Oxford. Their most recent matchup came Nov. 20, 2018, when Ole Miss won 75-55. The Rebels’ only neutral-site victory in the series was a 74-53 result in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Dec. 17, 1988. Ole Miss has averaged 74 points in the series while holding Nicholls to 53.2.

Ole Miss began the season with three straight games scoring at least 90 points, a feat the program had not achieved to start a season since 1955. The Rebels also have recorded at least 20 assists in each of their first three games. The team says it is 9-2 under coach Chris Beard when reaching that assist total.

In its latest game, Ole Miss defeated Southeastern Louisiana 91-51. Budd Clark led the Rebels with 23 points on 10-for-13 shooting, plus three assists, three rebounds and two steals. It was his first 20-point game as an Ole Miss player and the 26th of his career.

Santiago Trouet and Corey Stephenson each scored 12 points. Trouet added seven rebounds and two steals, while Stephenson had four rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Stephenson has scored in double figures in each of his first three starts for Ole Miss. Ilias Kamardine also scored 12 points and handed out a season-high seven assists.

The Rebels held a 39-9 advantage in points off turnovers against Southeastern Louisiana. Ole Miss says it has outscored opponents 98-17 in that category this season.

Patton Pinkins is shooting 45.1% from 3-point range for his career at Ole Miss, on 51-for-113 shooting, which the team lists as the best career mark in program history. He has made eight of 11 3-point attempts this season.

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