Davis scores 25, leads Rebels as Ole Miss thumps Bradley, 82-59
Published 8:27 pm Friday, December 22, 2017
- Mississippi's Breein Tyree (4) scores against Bradley's Donte Thomas (1) at the Pavilion at Ole Miss, in Oxford, Miss. on Friday, December 22, 2017. (Bruce Newman, Oxford Eagle via AP)
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Terence Davis scored 25 points, including six 3-point shots, as Mississippi defeated Bradley 82-59 on Friday night.
Davis was 9 of 14 from the field as Ole Miss (7-5) raced to a 40-20 halftime lead and led by as many as 30 points, 67-37 midway through the second half. Markel Crawford and Bruce Stevens added 16 and 11 points, respectively, for the Rebels.
Bradley (10-3) was led by Darrell Brown with 16 points and five assists.
The Braves struggled from the field, hitting 20 of 61 (35 percent) and 8 of 23 (33 percent) from 3-point range.
Ole Miss was 29 of 63 (46 percent) from the field, including 12 of 27 (44 percent) from the 3-point line. The Rebels forced Bradley into 22 turnovers and got a game-high eight rebounds from Justas Furmanavicius.
BIG PICTURE
Bradley: The Braves were picked seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason coaches poll, but were riding a three-game winning streak in a promising 10-2 start. None of those positives materialized in their first game against a Power Five conference opponent. Brown, a 5-10 sophomore guard, was the only effective weapon.
Ole Miss: The Rebels have won three of four games and rediscovered their 3-point shot heading into Southeastern Conference play. After hitting 14 shots from 3-point range in the previous game, the Rebels followed up by hitting 8 of 14 early on Bradley, including 5 of 7 from Davis. The Ole Miss bench outscored Bradley 41-19 and outscored the Braves in the paint, 32-12.
FRIGID FIRST HALF
Bradley entered as one of four schools nationally to make 40 percent of its 3-point shots and hold opponents to under 30 percent. At halftime, the Braves trailed by 20 points, was 1 of 8 (13 percent) from 3-point range and had surrendered 8 of 16 (50 percent) to the Rebels. Aside from Brown, the Braves finished the first half 2 of 18 (11 percent) from the field, including 0 of 6 from 3-point range.
UP NEXT
Ole Miss: The Rebels host South Carolina on Sunday, December 31 at 5 p.m. in the SEC opener for both teams.