The Rebels picked up a 72-69 win against Texas to start last week. Senior guard Davon Barnes hit big free throws down the stretch to lift the Rebels to a late win. That win ended Ole Miss' three-game slide, but the Rebels failed to the win on Saturday. Ole Miss lost 92-82 to No. 1 Auburn. Despite the loss, Beard was optimistic after the game.

The Ole Miss Rebels split their action at the SJB Pavilion in Oxford last week, taking down the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday before dropping a hard-fought game against the No. 1 Auburn Tigers on Saturday. As a result, the Rebels took a slight step back in Monday's AP Top 25.

Ole Miss basketball had an 11-0 end-of-game run on the road to LSU to get them a big victory on Saturday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The win was

Ole Miss basketball is coming off a big week. The Rebels dominated then-No. 14 Kentucky 98-84 this past Tuesday, then won a thriller over rival LSU 72-70 on Saturday. The Rebels moved up six spots from No.