Before anything else, let's laughingly acknowledge the Memphis FedExForum Center's power outage just before Friday's tipoff, which delayed matters between the Rebs and Tigers about an hour past their scheduled commencement. Let's then praise Ole Miss hoops for their ninth win of the season, 85-79, in the Grindhouse of all places. Shiver.
Ole Miss jumped out to a 23-7 lead astride a suffocating shooter's friendly attack and Stefan Moody's 13 magisterial points, which sprung from the loner one guard spot, yes, but guy's dribble is getting crisper and his patience more comfortable. The balancing act of isolating Moody and ball movement about the court may be close to striking equilibrium, especially if Tomasz Gielo can keep slamming hilarious threes from the bark.