Despite a strong first half and senior night festivities, the Rebels fell short to the visiting Commodores 82-69 Saturday night. A bout between the two lowest-ranked teams in the SEC, Saturday’s game was played for the No. 13 spot in next week’s conference tournament in St. Louis.
The Rebels’ starting lineup included four seniors – Justas Furmanavicius, Deandre Burnett, Marcanvis Hymon and Markel Crawford – as well as sophomore point guard Breein Tyree.
The visiting Commodores came out shooting hot from beyond the 3-point line, draining two in the first few minutes to start off a 10-4 lead.