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Men’s basketball comes up short on senior night

The Ole Miss Men’s Basketball team lost to Vanderbilt 63-61 in the final game of what was a brutal regular season for the Rebels.

The University of Mississippi men’s basketball team takes the court for a game against Vanderbilt on Senior Night on March 05, 2022. Photo courtesy: Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics

Ole Miss had a chance to win the game, or send it to overtime, in the final seconds but once again failed to pull through in a game that was there for the taking. Matthew Murrell and Austin Crowley led the Rebels in with 15 points, while Nysier Brooks scored 12 in his final game in Oxford.