NCAAB Game Recap - Ole Miss at Illinois State
Sat Dec 8, 2018 8:00 PM EST

NMSt
60
Kansas
63
F
Yale
58
Duke
91
F
SouthCar
78
Mich
89
F
Dayt
72
Aub
82
F
KY
83
Seton
84
F(OT)
MSU
63
Fla
59
F
UConn
71
FSU
79
F
Wisc
69
Marq
74
F(OT)
KSU
46
Tuls
47
F
Buff
80
StBon
62
F
StJos
58
Vill
70
F
Clem
71
MissSt
82
F
LoyIL
41
MD
55
F
Crei
75
Nebras
94
F
Furm
74
USC-Up
60
F
Schr
53
AbCh
93
F
(N/A)
53
E MI
105
F
WichSt
48
Okla
80
F
Pitt
59
WVU
69
F
DeP
68
NW
75
F
(N/A)
69
IndSt
77
F
(N/A)
58
CenCT
79
F
UAB
76
Mem
94
F
Gram
45
UCF
70
F
WCU
71
UNCA
59
F
Maris
79
Stetsn
75
F
LIU
74
StPet
58
F
URI
79
HolyC
63
F
Morg
74
Tows
69
F
(N/A)
67
NrthIA
75
F
BYU
74
Utah
59
F
UMKC
65
SDak
63
F
Lafy
77
Quin
88
F
W MI
88
YSU
77
F
Colg
65
PSU
76
F
IPFW
79
Mia-O
85
F
UNLV
74
Ill
77
F
UMBC
91
Drex
76
F
Maine
52
Dart
78
F
Stony
69
Brown
71
F
NCC
73
App
82
F
Xav
47
Cin
62
F
Rut
70
Ford
78
F
LoyMD
83
Bingha
65
F
Lou
67
Ind
68
F
Toled
75
Marsh
74
F(OT)
(N/A)
87
SIU-E
92
F
(N/A)
55
GWebb
102
F
W Ky
78
Ark
77
F
GTown
71
Syr
72
F
Radf
69
Ohio
78
F
Amer
83
How
85
F
Rider
73
Hof
89
F
Oakl
83
NE
92
F
W&M
76
Hamp
71
F
StFNY
60
NJIT
82
F
(N/A)
67
NCAT
92
F
ArkSt
56
Minn
72
F
GaSo
89
Mercer
74
F
Valpa
82
GrgWas
79
F
SHSU
65
ColSt
71
F
(N/A)
62
Bois
82
F
Army
66
AF
61
F
(N/A)
74
UTSA
104
F
Tul
60
USA
81
F
Hou
63
OkSt
53
F
Sien
74
RobM
71
F
Leh
85
MtStM
78
F
Penn
83
LaSal
65
F
WriSt
76
Kent
83
F
TN-M
62
ETSU
80
F
UtSt
76
Web
67
F
NIU
68
Butl
95
F
S UT
86
CenMI
95
F
HCU
80
TxSt
90
F
(N/A)
33
APSU
116
F
JSU
81
DelSt
54
F
ChBap
45
Alc
109
F
TexAr
61
N TX
63
F
IL-C
72
Colora
84
F
(N/A)
57
JU
100
F
NoKY
74
E KY
76
F
WIGB
68
BGSU
97
F
CenAR
85
ArkLR
82
F
LongB
71
Fres
92
F
Harv
65
Vermt
71
F
Monm
63
Albany
82
F
SIU
83
SEMO
73
F
E IL
74
W IL
67
F
NebOm
61
Oreg
84
F
E WA
67
NDSU
74
F
UtVal
98
NoAZ
78
F
Murr
64
MTSU
42
F
Miss
81
IlSt
74
F
(N/A)
70
TXSo
107
F
(N/A)
48
CBU
87
F
ArkPB
45
UCSB
55
F
Sac
67
Portl
76
F
JackSt
66
Pepp
69
F
BethC
78
CAPoly
80
F(OT)
CSBak
73
Ida
67
F
Mont
51
UCIrv
60
F
ND
62
UCLA
65
F
SDSU
83
Cal
89
F
(N/A)
75
HI
82
F
BC
TAMU
Canc

Dec 8, 2018, 8:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Ole Miss

41

40

81

Illinois State

36

38

74

Hot shooting propels Ole Miss past Illinois State 81-74
Sat Dec 8, 2018 11:39 PM

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) It took Mississippi until the end of February to win a true road game last season. This season, it took less than a month.

The Rebels guards took turns dominating the game Saturday night, and Ole Miss defeated Missouri Valley Conference contender Illinois State 81-74.

"That's a good road win for us," first-year Ole Miss coach Kermit Davis said. "For a team trying to learn to win on the road . we played some really quality basketball."

Ole Miss, which was 1-10 in true road games a year ago, is 1-1 after two tries this season. The Rebels, who lost at Butler in mid-November, made 60 percent of their shots through the first 25 minutes against Illinois State and finished with a .526 field-goal percentage.

Junior guard Breein Tyree scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, after senior running mate Terence Davis scored 16 of his 20 in the first half.

"They're just big, physical guards that we don't play against a lot," Illinois State coach Dan Muller said. "The one thing they do in general is take good shots, and they score at all three levels: mid-range, pullups and at the rim."

Davis hopes those guards will turn into Southeastern Conference success for the Rebels.

"You look at the SEC, and I don't know if there's a more experienced backcourt," Davis said. "Those two guys can score. We've got a chance every time out with those two guys."

Illinois State (6-5) splashed a trio of 3-pointers and got to the rim easily in the first 10 minutes, but Ole Miss (6-2) outscored the Redbirds 18-6 over a six-minute stretch to lead 34-25 with 5:25 left in the first half and never trailed again. The Rebels stretched their lead to 14 points early in the second half before Illinois State whittled the margin to six in the final minute.

Milik Yarbrough scored 19 points to lead five Illinois State players in double digits. The Redbirds' Phil Fayne led all rebounders with 11.

BIG PICTURE

Ole Miss: The win gives the Rebels a three-game winning streak for the first time this season as they try to build momentum for the Southeastern Conference schedule. The Rebels play four more games before opening league play at Vanderbilt on Jan. 5.

Illinois State: The Redbirds, after a four-game winning streak, now have lost three in a row and have only two games left to get back on track before the Missouri Valley Conference slate begins Jan. 2 at Valparaiso.

TWITTER SERIES

The game closed a two-year, home-and-home series that was prompted by ISU coach Dan Muller's Twitter post in the 2017 offseason. Muller's tweet appealed to coaches at all of the Power 5 conference members. Andy Kennedy, then coach at Ole Miss, replied and agreed to play.

Illinois State beat the Rebels in an overtime game on the road last year.

The only other Southeastern Conference team to visit ISU since 1978 was Texas A&M, in the 2014 Collegiate Basketball Invitational.

STAT OF THE GAME

Ole Miss outscored Illinois State 12-0 on fast break points.

TIP-INS

At 535 miles from the Ole Miss campus, Redbird Arena is the northernmost facility in which the Rebels are scheduled to play during the regular season.

Illinois State is now 10-4 all-time against the 14 current members of the SEC, including 4-1 vs. Ole Miss.

UP NEXT

Ole Miss will return to Mississippi to play Southeastern Louisiana in Jackson on Wednesday, its first appearance in the state's capital city since 2007.

Illinois State has a week off for final exams before playing at home Dec. 16 against Cleveland State.

Leaders

Ole Miss PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
B. Tyree 22 0 6 7 0 0
T. Davis 20 0 4 4 2 0
Illinois State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Yarbrough 19 0 6 8 0 1
J. Jefferson 14 0 3 2 3 0

Team Comparison

Miss IlSt
Points For 81 74
Field Goals 30/57-53% 26/63-41%
Three Pointers 7/19-37% 10/25-40%
Free Throws 14/15-93% 12/19-63%
Offensive Rebounds 9 12
Defensive Rebounds 30 19
Rebounds 39 35
Blocks 2 3
Steals 7 7
Turnovers 16 10
Personal Fouls 18 15
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Miss Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Dec 8 Miss 81 @ IlSt 74 B. Tyree 22 M. Yarbrough 19

Game Information

Stadium: Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois
Attendance: 6,598
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