OXFORD, Miss. -- The University of Memphis men's basketball team will play Ole Miss Dec. 5 in Oxford, the fourth time in six seasons the two Mid-South programs have met,
Ole Miss officials announced the date Monday. The Dec. 5 game will be played at The Pavilion on the Ole Miss campus.
The Tigers lead the series, which began during the 1922-23 season, with 27 wins versus 14 losses. Memphis won last year's game, 87-86, at FedExForum, the third-straight win during a season-long 10-game winning streak.
Memphis finished 21-10 last season and returns the bulk of its roster, including , , , , , , and .