The 25th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels welcome the
Alabama Crimson Tide to Oxford on Saturday for an SEC battle.
Ole Miss is desperate for a victory, as the team has suffered back-to-back
defeats to fall to 4-4 in SEC play, overshadowing a 16-6 overall mark. On
Tuesday, the Rebels took on national powerhouse Kentucky, and the result of
that contest was an 85-75 road setback. Now they return home where they are
9-2 to date.
As for Alabama, it has suffered back-to-back one-point losses, including a
66-65 setback at home against Florida on Thursday. That defeat dropped the
Tide to 3-5 in SEC action, overshadowing a more impressive 13-9 overall
record. Of the 13 wins that the team has posted, nine have come at home.
The Crimson Tide own a 115-49 series advantage over the Rebels, and Alabama
won both meetings last season.
Through 22 outings, Ole Miss is scoring 80.6 ppg while holding opponents to
70.0 ppg on 40.7 percent shooting from the floor. Chris Warren continues to
pace the Rebels with 16.6 ppg on the strength of his 40.8 percent shooting
from the floor, and he has dished out 75 assists. Terrico White provides 15.2
ppg, and Eniel Polynice adds 10.7 ppg and 92 assists. White scored 19 points
in 36 minutes of action against Kentucky, and Warren posted 15 points. As for
Polynice, he finished with 14 points for the Rebels, who finished with five
more turnovers than assists. They permitted the Wildcats to shoot 50 percent
from the floor, and disadvantages in both rebounding and points from the foul
line hurt the cause.
Alabama relies heavily on the duo of Mikhail Torrance and JaMychal Green to be
effective every time the club takes the court. Torrance is netting 15.4 ppg on
50 percent shooting from the floor, and he is tops with 121 assists. As for
Green, he provides 14.5 ppg on 51.2 percent efficiency to go along with a
team-best 7.1 rpg. The Crimson Tide are generating 68.2 ppg while limiting
opponents to 62.4 ppg on 41.5 percent shooting. Torrance poured in 22 points
on Thursday against Florida, and he also dished out five assists. Green
tallied 14 points, and Tony Mitchell posted 10 points. Alabama led by four
points at intermission, but the club suffered a 35-24 rebounding disadvantage
and permitted the Gators to shoot 50 percent from the field in the tilt.
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