OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss men’s basketball ran away from Southeastern Louisiana 91-51 on Tuesday night, Nov. 10, at the SJB Pavilion in Oxford, improving to 3-0 behind a smothering defense and 23 points from Budd Clark.
The Rebels forced 23 Lions turnovers and turned them into 39 points. Corey Stephenson and Ben Henshall combined for six steals, and Stephenson also blocked two shots. Southeastern Louisiana (1-2) hit five of its first six shots and led 11-10 early, but Ole Miss answered with a 28-3 surge and took a 49-20 lead into halftime after Clark hit a jumper in the final seconds of the half.
Clark, a transfer from Seton Hall, shot 10 of 13 from the field. He also dished out three assists, grabbed three boards and had a pair of steals, and it marked his first 20-point night in an Ole Miss uniform and the 26th of his career. Santiago Trouet finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals, Stephenson had 12 points and four rebounds, and Ilias Kamardine scored 12 with seven assists, a season high. Christian Brown added 11 on 4-of-5 shooting. Henshall set a career high with seven assists.
Ole Miss led 71-35 at the midpoint of the second half, and a dunk from Yohance Connor stretched the margin to 45 points, 91-46, with just over three minutes remaining. The Lions closed on a 5-0 run.
The Rebels have now scored more than 90 points in each of their first three games, something the program had not done since the 1955-56 season. The win was also the 299th of head coach Chris Beard’s NCAA career.
Next up is a home date with Nicholls a week from Tuesday, Nov. 17, tipping at 7:30 p.m. CT on SECN+.
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