Ole Miss (15-7 and 5-4 in the SEC) will face Georgia (10-12 and 1-8 in the SEC) in Athens Saturday afternoon in a game the Rebels really have to win to continue building an NCAA March Madness resume. The Rebels can’t really afford to slip up in this game against the #105 team in the NCAA’s new NET rankings.
Georgia’s path to success (maybe its only path, really) lies in the hands of sophomore big Nicolas Claxton. The South Carolina native is averaging 12.6 ppg and 9.3 rpg. Despite being 6’11”, he leads the team in assists (2.