OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Devontae Shuler scored 18 points and KJ Buffen scored 17 points to lead Ole Miss to an 86-60 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Ole Miss (14-15, 5-11 SEC) shot 55% from the field (35 of 64) and hit nine 3-pointers.
Vanderbilt (9-20, 1-15) allowed a 13-1 run to open the game, then hit four straight 3s, two by Scotty Pippen, Jr., to tie the game at 13. The two teams traded leads twice over the next few minutes, but a 19-5 run late in the half put the Rebels up 43-27 at the break, and they never trailed in the second half.
Vanderbilt held Ole Miss leading scorer Breein Tyree to 11 points, his lowest point total in eight games, but the Rebels registered 26 assists and simply found other ways to generate offense. The Commodores also turned the ball over 11 times.
Behind Shuler and Buffen, Blake Hinson had 13 points and Khadim Sy 12.
Ejike Obinna led the Commodores with 13 points, Pippen, scored 11 and Saban Lee 10..
BIG PICTURE
Vanderbilt: The program continues to play out a disappointing first season for head coach Jerry Stackhouse. This is its seventh loss in a row.
Ole Miss: The Rebels played one of their most complete offensive games of the season, and 86 points is their highest point total in SEC play They’re 8-2 against Vanderbilt in their last 10 games.
UP NEXT:
Vanderbilt heads to Tuscaloosa on Tuesday to play Alabama.
Ole Miss hosts its final home game of the year against Missouri on Wednesday night.