OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The recent mastery of ranked teams continued Wednesday night for Mississippi as Jarkel Joiner scored 21 points as the Rebels beat No. 10 Missouri 80-59.
Ole Miss (11-8, 6-6 Southeastern) stretched their win streak to three games, including a win over No.16 Tennessee and the No. 10 Tigers. The surge left the Rebels in the middle of a logjam of the SEC standings, with eight teams within three games of each other.
Devontae Shuler and Luis Rodriguez added 15 points apiece for the Rebels.
Ole Miss used a 17-2 run that spanned the final two minutes of the first half and the opening three minutes of the second half to build an insurmountable 51-37 lead. The Rebels led by as many as 22 points midway in the second half as Missouri never seriously threatened again.
Dru Smith led Missouri (13-4, 6-4) with 17 points as the loss snapped a three-game winning streak. The Tigers were outrebounded 34-19.
The Tigers host Arkansas on Saturday, 2:30 with the pregame and tip at 3:00 on 93.7 KTUF.