It’s not like Ole Miss’ 69-47 blowout loss to Georgia—the Rebels’ worst offensive performance of the season—can be explained away solely by the loss of Deandre Burnett. After all, the Rebs were down by 11 points and shooting 6-of-24 from the field when their leading scorer stepped on an opponent’s foot and crumpled to the floor in pain.
But any hopes for a turnaround followed Burnett into the locker room, where he remained for the rest of the game with what was later reported as a high ankle sprain. Burnett couldn’t put any weight on his left leg as he was helped off the court about four minutes before halftime.