The Ole Miss women’s basketball team defeated the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats 66-57 in a hard fought battle Monday, Feb. 10 in the Sandy and John Black Pavilion.
After being down at halftime, Ole Miss outscored Kentucky in the third and fourth quarters for another impressive win.
Madison Scott led the way for Ole Miss scoring 22 points and continuing her dominant season.
Scott passed Peggie Gillom for the most all-time games played at Ole Miss. Scott has played all five seasons of her collegiate career at Ole Miss.
The Rebels hit only two three-pointers out of 14 attempts; however, Kentucky made only two more three-pointers in the same amount of shots.
Ole Miss dominated at the free throw line. The Rebels shot 14-21, while Kentucky only shot 3-4. The Rebels were dominant in the paint as the three-point shots were not falling.
KK Deans added nine points off the bench, which has her career total over 1,500 points.
In what was a resilient win for the Rebels; Ole Miss has stacked ranked victories after beating both Kentucky and Vanderbilt. ESPN bracketologist currently has the Rebels as the five seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament, predicting a matchup versus James Madison University.
For their next game, the Rebels take on Arkansas on the road on Thursday, Feb. 13.
