Sweet 16 Preview: Ole Miss Rebels

We are just over 48 hours away from Michigan State’s next game in the NCAA Tournament, a Sweet 16 matchup against the Rebels of Ole Miss. The game is Friday night at 7:09 PM ET and will be broadcast on CBS. The winner, of course, advances to the Elite 8 on Sunday.

Before I get into my analysis of this opponent, I want to quickly address their coach. Ole Miss is led by Chris Beard. In case you forgot, Beard was the coach of Texas Tech when they defeated us in the 2019 Final Four. His defense gave us fits that day. Hopefully Tom Izzo has that figured out this time and gets a measure of revenge. Now onto his current team.

Ole Miss had themselves a respectable season. They finished their regular…