Ilias Kamardine scored a career high 26 points to lead Ole Miss past Memphis in front of a loud SJB Pavilion 83-77 on Tuesday night.
Memphis (1-1) struck first, opening the game with a breakaway layup off the jump ball. Ole Miss (3-0) got things started offensively after Malik Dia hit a three-pointer to respond to the quick score by Memphis at the 19:31 mark.
The first two scoring plays of the game set up how the rest of the first half would go, as the two rivals kept close through the first 10 minutes of action.