The Ole Miss men’s basketball team has now lost three straight games — the most in the first half of the regular season in the Chris Beard era in Oxford. On Tuesday, the Rebels were bested by Miami by a score of 75-66 in the SEC/ACC Challenge, marking the first non-conference loss in the SJB Pavilion in three seasons.

Miami (7-2) had four players with more than 10 points, while Ole Miss (5-3) only had two players eclipse the double-digit scoring mark in the matchup. The Hurricanes, as a team, converted on 49.1% of their shots and knocked down 44% of attempts from behind the arc. Miami also dominated in the paint, scoring 10 more points down low and securing 16 more rebounds than the home Rebels.

Both teams sparred during the first eight minutes of the game, with a Travis Perry jumper giv

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