LIVE UPDATES: Ole Miss Rebels vs. Memphis Tigers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Ole Miss Rebels have a battle ahead of them as they travel to take on the Memphis Tigers in the FedEx Forum on Saturday night.
The 6-1 Rebels will look to take care of Memphis for the second year in a row after beating the Tigers 67-63 last December, but this time they will have to do it without home-court advantage.
Ole Miss guard Matthew Murrell leads the Rebels in scoring (14.1 PPG) and assists (2.9 APG) and will be tasked with slowing down one of the best guards in college basketball in Memphis' Kendric Davis.
Davis is currently averaging 19.3 PPG while shooting 43.0 percent from the field.
Follow along below for live updates between the Rebels and Tigers.
Pregame
Ole Miss guard Daeshun Ruffin is a game-time decision for Saturday's game versus Memphis. It would be Ruffin's first action of the season after suffering a knee injury last year. The sophomore averaged 12.6 PPG and 3.4 APG in 14 games last season.
First Half
H1 (15:41): Ole Miss is trailing at the first media timeout of the game and has not found the basket in the last three minutes.
Memphis 9, Ole Miss 2
H1 (12:11): The Rebels are struggling to get into a rhythm as the Tigers now have a double-digit lead.
Memphis 21, Ole Miss 6
H1 (8:02): Memphis extends its lead by 19 points and the Rebels look lost offensively.
Memphis 27, Ole Miss 8
H1 (5:04): Ole Miss finally gets some points on the board after going on a 6-0 scoring run.
Memphis 32, Ole Miss 18
H1 (2:43): The Rebels are still trailing by 16 with less than three minutes remaining in the half.
Memphis 36, Ole Miss 20
Halftime -- Memphis 36, Ole Miss 22
Second Half
H2 (15:48): The Rebels are trailing by 12 at the first media timeout of the second half.
Memphis 40, Ole Miss 28
H2 (11:49): The Tigers still lead by 12 with less than 12 minutes remaining in the second half.
Memphis 47, Ole Miss 35
H2 (7:36): The Rebels are trailing the Tigers by 15 at the U8 timeout.
Memphis 57, Ole Miss 42
H2 (3:44): Memphis leads by 12 again at the final media timeout of the game.
Memphis 62, Ole Miss 50
H2 (1:16): Ole Miss only trails by eight now with over a minute left in the game.
Memphis 65, Ole Miss 57
Final -- Memphis 68, Ole Miss 57
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