Early last week, Ole Miss’ once-strong NCAA Tourney hopes were sliding down the wrong side of the bubble. Losers of four straight, the Rebels seemed to be succumbing to their lack of size and depth. The red-hot start to Kermit Davis’ first season in Oxford had been plunged into an ice bath. Fans were looking to baseball season.
After knocking off Auburn on the road Wednesday night, however, Ole Miss has reeled off three straight Ws to put themselves back into the thick of the tournament conversation. Things were ugly at times against the Tigers—particularly down the stretch as Auburn repeatedly pulled itself within one possession—but the Rebels managed to hold on for a 60-55 win that puts them at 7-4 in the SEC with three and half weeks left in the regular season.