Ole Miss basketball (1-1) was back in action in the Rebels first true road game of the coach Kermit Davis era. The Rebels travelled to Indianapolis Friday night to face the Butler Bulldogs (3-0). The Rebels entered the game coming off a huge 90-64 season opening win over Western Michigan.
Butler was coming off their second consecutive win this season with wins over Miami-Ohio and Detroit Mercer. Out of the Big East Conference Butler has established itself as a perennial basketball powerhouse and have found a large degree of success in recent years. This would be a tough matchup for coach Kermit Davis and the Rebels.