Shuler, Buffen lead Ole Miss over Kentucky 70-62
Devontae Shuler scores 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field to help Ole Miss take down Kentucky 70-62. (1:28)
OXFORD, Miss. -- — Devontae Shuler scored 17 points, KJ Buffen had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Mississippi beat Kentucky 70-62 on Tuesday night.
Romello White added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Ole Miss (14-10, 9-8 Southeastern Conference), which has won two of its last three games. Sammy Hunter came off the bench and scored a career-high 11 points.
Ole Miss used a 15-7 surge for a 65-57 lead with 2:20 to play. Kentucky pulled to 65-60 with 1:08 left but didn’t get closer. The Wildcats had their last lead with about 11 minutes to play.
The Rebels committed 17 turnovers but outrebounded Kentucky 42-28 and shot 46% (23 of 50) from the floor.
Keion Brooks Jr. scored 16 points and had eight rebounds to lead Kentucky (8-15, 7-9), which shot 21 of 56 (37.5%) and missed 10 of 25 foul shots. Olivier Sarr added 15 points, Isaiah Jackson 13 and Davion Mintz 10.
The Rebels are 10-0 when holding opponents under 40% shooting from the floor.
The teams end their regular seasons on Saturday. Kentucky will look to stop a two-game skid when it hosts South Carolina while Ole Miss plays at home against Vanderbilt.
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2020-2021 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 16-2 | - | 26-7 |
Arkansas | 13-4 | 2.5 | 25-7 |
LSU | 11-6 | 4.5 | 19-10 |
Tennessee | 10-7 | 5.5 | 18-9 |
Florida | 9-7 | 6 | 15-10 |
Ole Miss | 10-8 | 6 | 16-12 |
Missouri | 8-8 | 7 | 16-10 |
Kentucky | 8-9 | 7.5 | 9-16 |
Mississippi State | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
Georgia | 7-11 | 9 | 14-12 |
Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 13-14 |
South Carolina | 4-12 | 11 | 6-15 |
Texas A&M | 2-8 | 10 | 8-10 |
Vanderbilt | 3-13 | 12 | 9-16 |