Coach Kermit Davis was in Nashville with Ole Miss basketball (9-2) in a homecoming of sorts against Middle Tennessee State University (3-9). Coach Davis was the former head coach for the Blue Raiders prior to taking the vacant head coach position at Ole Miss just after the 2017-2018 basketball season. The Rebels entered Nashville coming off a 90-70 blowout win over Chattanooga.
The 74-56 win over the Blue Raiders was the sixth consecutive win and was another dominant performance by the Rebels. Behind a fast and potent Rebels offense and a tenacious defense Ole Miss had a 38-26 lead at the break.