In a game that many fans had reasonable doubts about going in, Ole Miss proved their mettle in the second half by taking down a talented Syracuse team. There are few good reasons to be thrilled about progression in the NIT, but this win qualified as one of them. The Rebels’ reward for consecutive road wins will be to host the winner of Georgia Tech vs. Belmont in the third round at The Pavilion.
It took some time for the Rebels to get acclimated to the Orange’s zone defense, committing a ton of turnovers and settling for awkward jumpers far too often in the first half.