It was startling at first, right from the opening tipoff. Ole Miss stopped two-straight Auburn possessions then scored twice in a row to punctuate those sets with a 5-0 opening lead. It was fast fast fast, and it elicited a “HOLY SHIT, MAN” from me alone in my home office. And it only ticked up from there.
The sprint start was indicative of how Ole Miss would take advantage of fast-break turnovers and convert them into scoring runs, eventually pulling off an 82-67 win over the country’s 11th ranked team.
The Rebs played fast, loose, physical, and detailed.