OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss grinds out a tight game against Missouri to improve to 18-11 on the season.
Ole Miss, led by junior Deandre Burnett, secured a 80-77 win Saturday in Oxford against the Missouri Tigers. Although Missouri was only sporting a 7-20 record including a three game losing streak, the Tigers came close to upsetting the 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats earlier in the week.
Deandre Burnett was a force in the second half, scoring 19 of his 28 points and going 3-5 from three point range. Others stepped up as well, such as Terence Davis, Sebastian Saiz, and Breein Tyree, all scoring in double figures.