Rebs rally in 2nd half, but can’t catch Buckeyes in NIT semifinals

April 2, 2008 - 11:41 am

Rebs rally in 2nd half, but can't catch Buckeyes in NIT semifinals

Ole Miss made its basketball livelihood this season by pounding foes into submission with big bodies in the paint.

But on Tuesday night, it was only the Rebels who took a beating for most of the evening.

Falling flat early in the program’s first trip to Madison Square Garden in its 98-year history, Ole Miss lost 81-69 to Ohio State in the National Invitation Tournament semifinals.

By seven minutes into the game, the Rebels fell behind by double-digits and the debacle was in full effect. Under an avalanche of turnovers and errant shots, Ole Miss trailed 44-20 by halftime.

“We just got exposed,” said freshman Chris Warren. “We didn’t come to play and Ohio State knew what to do with us. It’s hard to explain how that just happened.”


Clarion Ledger
4/2/8

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Tough break for the Rebs.

Posted by Alan on 04-02-2008 at 12:48 PM [link]

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  2. Wednesday at 2:18 pm on LIKE IT IS : Arkansas’ fortunate son celebrated in Oxford: Michael:or just get regurgitate by state fans, depending on how their season goes.
  3. Wednesday at 10:28 am on LIKE IT IS : Arkansas’ fortunate son celebrated in Oxford: Mitch:Give this one season and every excuse imaginable of why Ole Miss has another losing season will reappear.
  4. Wednesday at 5:54 am on LIKE IT IS : Arkansas’ fortunate son celebrated in Oxford: Michael:Wow, how depressed is Arkansas fan.
  5. Tuesday at 1:06 pm on No. 10 retired at USM, Reggie Collier: Bo:Can you believe he was the first college football player to run and throw for 1000 yards? Best college football player in the state of Mississippi the last 30 yrs?
  6. Tuesday at 1:03 pm on MSU:Red-zone blues still dogging MSU: Bo:If McCorvey is out for an extended period....How does that impact the Bulldog O? Bo
  7. Tuesday at 11:57 am on Former Foley receiver Julio Jones stars in Alabama's second scrimmage: ccvz:I agree - Bama will not beat Clemson
  8. Tuesday at 9:22 am on MSU:Red-zone blues still dogging MSU: Mitch:"Guys like running backs Anthony Dixon and Christian Ducre and wideouts Jamayel Smith and Aubrey Bell barely played. Croom said the reason for that was he wanted to see how the younger players would perform.” That sure doesn’t help, for one.…
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  10. Monday at 2:03 pm on Former Foley receiver Julio Jones stars in Alabama's second scrimmage: Alan:I will go on record now as saying I think Bama will lose to Clemson in that game.
  11. Sunday at 2:24 pm on Former Foley receiver Julio Jones stars in Alabama's second scrimmage: Bo:Bama fans will start talking Nat’l Championship...but, did they ever stop? Bama has a big one in the Ga Dome v. Clemson on Aug 30th.
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  13. Sunday at 2:22 pm on Austin back home at Ole Miss: Bo:An outstanding hire by Nutt....Austin could be the head coach one day.
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  15. Monday at 6:15 pm on OLE MISS:Another injury strikes Rebels' D: jrl:i understand greg hardy, is also out for 6-8 weeks.
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