NORMAL, Ill. -- 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.