Just as Rebel fans were beginning to coil into their natural state of sports nihilism, Andy Kennedy’s squad pulled us back in by redeeming themselves against a South Carolina team that beat them handily back in January. That win boosted them to the six-seed in the SEC tourney, and they await No. 14 Missouri, who is coming off an exciting overtime victory over Auburn late last night.
Since Auburn was up by six with less than a minute to play, I began a preview focused on them, mentioning the fact that Ole Miss had beaten them 10 times in a row, as well as dropping a Marshall Henderson .