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Ole Miss Defeats Southern Mississippi 77-46 - Recap

The battle between Ole Miss and Southern Mississippi didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Southern Mississippi was handed a 77-46 defeat on Saturday at Mississippi Coast Coliseum.

Ole Miss won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -23.0-point spread as favorites.

Sean Pedulla had 18 points for Ole Miss and Jaylen Murray chipped in with 14 points. Sean Pedulla had 4 assists for them, while Davon Barnes was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.

Southern Mississippi got a 16-point performance from Denijay Harris, who was supported by 9 points from Cobie Montgomery. Jeffery Armstrong had 3 assists in a losing cause for Southern Mississippi, while Denijay Harris grabbed 7 rebounds.

Ole Miss was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Ole Miss as they grabbed 37 boards, while Southern Mississippi only had 30

Next game, Ole Miss takes its act home to face Southern looking for another win. For Southern Mississippi, they head home to face Lamar.