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The 1-3-1 Report: Ole Miss’ closer than expected loss to Kentucky 83-72

Well hello there competent Ole Miss basketball that is not painful to watch! We have missed you. Even in a loss, the Ole Miss Rebels did what it always does: provide hope.

Sure it ended in a familiar way, but there was something about this squad tonight that whispered that maybe, just maybe, it could do the improbable— which would also certainly guarantee head coach Kermit Davis returns next year.

The Rebels did drop a tough one against No. 7 Kentucky on the road in its penultimate regular season contest. Would Ruffin and Allen been enough to get them over the hump in a game like this or did Kentucky slightly overlook this team due to their putrid record?