OXFORD, Miss. — The Missouri Tigers couldn’t get over the hump at Ole Miss. After trailing the Rebels by 18 points, the Tigers cut the lead to one 79-78 on Earnest Ross’ three with 3:27 to play. Jabari Brown nailed a three with two seconds remaining to make it a three-point game. Ross’ difficult long three-pointer at the buzzer clipped the front of the rim, and Ole Miss held on for a 91-88 win.
Marshall Henderson scored 29 points on 8-of-15 three-point shooting. The Rebels (16-7/7-3) remain in third-place in the SEC. Ross led Missouri (16-7/4-6) with 24 points. Jordan Clarkson added 23 and Jabari Brown had 20.
The Tigers have lost three straight to the top-three teams in the SEC – Kentucky, at Florida and at Ole Miss.