The Ole Miss Rebels entered the neutral-site matchup at 0-0 and left with a 76-66 result over the Texas Longhorns, who also stood at 0-0 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville at 7:00 PM EDT.
First half
The Ole Miss Rebels scored 41 in the first half while the Texas Longhorns scored 30 in the first half.
The Rebels shot 47 percent from the field in the game and generated 50 points in the paint.
Ole Miss created 13 points off turnovers and finished with 12 steals while holding Texas to 13 turnovers.
Malik Dia scored 23 for Ole Miss in the previous game, and that kind of interior-leaning production fit a night when the Rebels made 29 two-point field goals.
Second half
The Ole Miss Rebels scored 35 in the second half and the Texas Longhorns scored 36 after the break.
Ole Miss limited Texas to 35 percent shooting from the field while the Longhorns hit 7 three-point field goals.
AJ Storr scored 18 in the previous game, and Ole Miss again leaned on pressure that showed up in a 3 total turnover team line.
Ilias Kamardine posted 3 assists in the previous game, and the Rebels finished with 9 assists in this one while playing a low-turnover game.
Closing stretch
Ole Miss built a biggest lead of 13 and finished with 24 bench points while Texas had 5 bench points.
The Landsharks protected the arc with Texas getting 1 steal, and Ole Miss countered by getting to 20 free throw attempts at 75 percent.
Texas produced 21 made free throws at 84 percent, but the Horns managed 0 points off turnovers for the game.
Ole Miss Rebels vs Texas Longhorns final score reflected a Rebels edge built on paint scoring, steals, and ball security, and that shaped post game analysis around what went wrong for Ole Miss Rebels being less about mistakes and more about limiting them.
Next up
The Ole Miss Rebels are scheduled to face the Georgia Bulldogs at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN on 3/12/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT, with the broadcast on SEC Network.
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