Ole Miss
OXFORD, Miss. (11/09/2026) — The Ole Miss Rebels delivered a commanding performance at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion on Monday, dismantling the SE Louisiana Lions 91-51 behind four double-digit scorers, elite three-point shooting, and a defensive effort that generated 23 turnovers. The 40-point margin reflected the Rebels' total control in front of 6,395 fans in Oxford.
Result
Ole Miss shot 52% from the field and 42% from three-point range while holding SE Louisiana to 35% shooting and 18% from beyond the arc. The Rebels' 23-to-8 assist advantage underscored an offense that moved the ball freely all night, with Adam Clark's 23-point outing leading four Rebels into double figures.
How It Happened
SE Louisiana drew first blood when Yanis Ndjonga converted a layup off a Logan Suber assist just 18 seconds into the game to put the Lions up 2-0. Ole Miss answered quickly — Patton Pinkins drained a 23-footer to make it 4-2 — but SE Louisiana reclaimed a brief edge at 7-6 when Quincy Allen connected from 23 feet at the 17:38 mark with Suber again assisting.
That was as close as the Lions would get. Ole Miss steadily built its advantage, and Ben Henshall's 24-foot three-pointer pushed the lead to 20-13 at the 9:59 mark. The Rebels then seized full control with a 12-0 run that stretched the score from 28-14 to 38-15, putting the game beyond reach well before halftime.
The final minutes of the first half were particularly damaging. Corey Stephenson knocked down a 25-footer at 4:33, Zach Day answered with one from 23 feet just seconds later — both set up by Ilias Kamardine — and Kamardine himself buried a 24-footer at the 2:29 mark. Christian Brown finished a Kamardine dish with a dunk, and Adam Clark's 15-foot jumper at the buzzer sent Ole Miss to the locker room with a 49-20 lead.
The second half was more of the same. Clark opened the period with a 6-foot pull-up, and Ole Miss methodically pushed the margin past 30. Yohance Connor's 24-foot three-pointer at the 11:54 mark made it 66-29, and Dasear Haskins added a 26-footer from deep to push the lead to 87-42 with 4:26 remaining. Connor capped the scoring with a one-foot dunk at the 3:08 mark before SE Louisiana closed out the final with a pair of late buckets.
Turning Point
The decisive sequence arrived midway through the first half — a 12-0 Ole Miss run that stretched the lead from 28-14 to 38-15 in just over three minutes of game time. As SE Louisiana's offense stalled and turnovers mounted, the Rebels executed in transition and converted from the perimeter. By the time the half concluded, the Lions faced a 29-point deficit and a shooting performance from the arc — 18% — that made recovery impossible. That extended stretch of Rebel dominance set the tone for a second half that never offered SE Louisiana any realistic path back.
Star of the Game
Adam Clark was the standout performer with 23 points, three rebounds, and three assists. The guard was relentless at both ends of the half — his 15-foot jumper at the first-half buzzer made it 49-20, then he opened the second half with a 6-foot pull-up before connecting on a 25-footer at the 13:52 mark to push the Ole Miss lead to 57-26. Clark's ability to score efficiently from multiple spots drove an offense that never let SE Louisiana generate any momentum.
Ilias Kamardine complemented Clark with 12 points and seven assists, threading passes to open shooters throughout the night and serving as the engine of Ole Miss's ball movement — his fingerprints appeared on three of the Rebels' biggest first-half sequences.
What It Means
For Ole Miss, the result demonstrates balanced, shareable offensive firepower: 11 three-pointers made, four double-digit scorers, and a 23-assist night signal a team built around ball movement rather than individual isolation. The Rebels' 37-33 rebounding edge and 23-to-8 turnover differential add to a picture of a program with both offensive efficiency and defensive engagement working in concert.
For SE Louisiana, Jackson Furman's 13 points and four rebounds were a bright spot, but the Lions struggled with ball security and perimeter shooting throughout. Trimming turnovers and finding more consistent three-point production will be priorities as the Lions look to build on the experience of competing against a Power Four program.
