Inside the pavilion this evening in Oxford, it's the 120th meeting of
Ole Miss and Tennessee. Reaching the halfway point of an unprecedented year
the rebels opened up their doors to a 10th ranked Tennessee team coming
off a top 15 victory of their own.
Before the two defensive minded squads prepare for a 40 minute
hard-hitting battle on a national stage.
Graduate transfer Dimencio Vaughn keeps it light among the red and
blue with his New York state of mind.
Hey Buff, I know you like that.
A little come through the lane floater.
Talk to me.
He might go right here.
This is the O your home town.
He don't never shut up.
Robert Alex.
Hey man, we're going to call you Mr.
Chicklet.
Hold on.
Look at this
this the chicklet stick.
Matt.
Who's your favorite manager? the best manager I ain't got one today.
I got a nickname.
They know who they are.
I'm really feeling a dub tonight.
If we win tonight.
I know they're going to feed us tacos, but I might get a little more.
Not again.
I'd always last night.
Do not jump there.
Not jumped with them because youre going to wind up hurt.
But no.
Okay, Sammy, go get up there.
Hey, give me one.
There you go.
The first blows of the contest would come across all facets of the game for
the rebel heavyweight Romello White.
But I got a chance at a three point play post catch.
The white kick out three for the quarter is big opportunity.
As much as it is a challenge tonight, or the rebels trying to take down a ranked
opponent for the first time in two years.
Joiner secures.
It runs foul.
Expectations were met early with harder and points before a barrage
of big plays from both sides began filling up the scoreboard.
Tennessee leads by seven 17 to ten may five of the last seven shots.
There's a run-through for Luis Rodriguez.
He's got the steel takes it down look for the dunk what the right hand.
He dumped it easily.
And is poster.
Right.
Physical is now really strongly offensive glass.
This is Josiah James.
M urrell the freshmen.
They have to keep this game in the sixties.
Go two teams still stuck at 2315 out front open shop for Bailey.
Got it.
Drilled.
The three Victor Bailey breaks the ice on that long drought for
Tennessee Rebels still on the drought.
Late into the first half.
The offense would turn back to agent zero for spark man for Romello white using
the body scores or with the right guy.
As a reminder to our viewers, though, these are the top two
defensive teams in the SEC as well.
Romello White, that one's a high percentage.
Look.
Three seconds, still half joiner, the step back and splash a shot.
The rebels needed it.
The buzzer beating jumper at the half sent an injection of energy into
the capacity crowd that continued on as the five point deficit was
quickly greeted by Jarkel Joiner.
Once again, joiner the step back swish.
So joiner now has seven.
The rebel run would be swiftly wiped away with 10 unanswered volunteer
point here's pawns open for three trailing by a game high 11 points.
Coach Davis would turn to a mixture of zone defenses that
would immediately trigger a total lockdown of the Tennessee offense.
Woo Keon Johnson and watched it roll off.
Tennessee was six of 12 from deep in the first half, just
one and four in half number two.
now Shuler of three on two.
They peel out, he shoots it and knocks it down.
Ole miss has fed it to white.
Often this evening he draws the foul
steal, knocks it up off the window and down.
Ole Miss trapping, turning this team over again.
Not Vick Bailey Murrell, Shuler got the follow
and 11, nothing Ole Miss run.
Or this could be a wind that maybe could flip a season.
Tennessee needs something it's missed its last nine field goals.
Oh, another turnover Schuler swiped it to the rim.
Lays it in.
17 Vol turnovers, less than two to go three point lead for Ole miss.
They was down 11 earlier this half.
Since that point, the game it has held the Vols to just eight
points white off the window.
Tap back in its good
Johnson five seconds.
puts it up fouled.
Ole Miss.
51, Tennessee 49.
And to the free throw line, we go Keon Johnson, who is five for six.
First one,
they get a two to tie it, but
one second.
He passes James.
No, there's not.
Tennessee team.
We talked about which team to show here,
what a great job
We did that.
We got that.
No matter what rank you is, we owe you.
We come up for you, man.
I'm telling you
biggest part of the game.
Was when we kind of struggled eventually and turned it over
about five times, we just kept, you got like two straight kills.
And that was the whole difference, you know, down 11 here.
Second half against that kind of team and what happens.
I mean, we out tough, a really, really tough team down the stretch.
We started the guys executed the 13.
Great.
At the end.
Great free throw shooting.
All right, man.
And let me just show you what we can do.
at a high level.
If you deserve it, you all deserve a promise.
You can't y'all deserve it.
Uh, so I'm just proud of it.
I'm just so happy for y'all right staff.
Great job.