The Ole Miss women’s basketball team had a tough match against the No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners, losing 66-56.

Forward Starr Jacobs led the team with 15 points, six rebounds and five steals. The biggest issue for Ole Miss was that they went 0-12 from the three point line. The positive for the game was that the Rebels went 15-21 from the charity stripe.

First half

Ole Miss got the first point with a free throw from Jacobs. The Rebels went on a two-and-a-half minute scoring drought, allowing Oklahoma to take a quick six point lead. Ole Miss continued to struggle, shooting 21 percent from the field to end the first quarter. The Rebels were down big after one, with a 15-point deficit to climb back from. 

Ole Miss would somewhat eat into the deficit, bringing the lead down to eight. Guard Sira Thienou started to get going, scoring six points in the second quarter. Jacobs had five steals, including one that resulted in a last second layup from forward Madison Scott. The Rebels went into the half down two points. 

The Rebels went 0-5 from the three point line and had a lot of work to do to get back in the game. They also needed to work on turnovers, as they were rampant in the first half, having 13. 

Second half

Thienou got the Rebels going to start the second half, scoring four points and tying the game up at 33 minutes in. Ole Miss and the Sooners would continue to go back and forth with the Rebels holding a one point lead. 

The third quarter ended with Ole Miss being up by two on the 15th ranked team in the country. Thienou, Jacobs and Scott took over, with all three being in double digits heading into the fourth quarter.  The Rebels’ lead was due in large part to their free throw shooting. 

Ole Miss extended their lead to five to begin the final quarter, with Jacobs leading the charge. The Sooners fought back, taking a three point lead with four minutes left to go in the game. 

The Rebels needed to make a last ditch effort to pull off the win. The Sooners hit a big three to push the lead to four with a minute-and-a-half left, putting Ole Miss in panic mode. Ultimately, the Rebels never mounted a comeback effort and went down by nine points. 

Oklahoma ended up holding on, winning with a final score of 66-56. The killer ended up being fouls, as the Rebels had ten compared to the Sooners’ four. 

Who’s next 

Ole Miss moves on to play Kentucky at home on Feb. 10th at 6:00 P.M. ESPN 2 will broadcast the game.