OXFORD, Miss. -- Terence Davis had 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead surprising Mississippi to an 82-67 upset of No. 11 Auburn on Wednesday night.
Ole Miss (12-2, 2-0 SEC) continued its run of strong play under first-year Coach Kermit Davis after being widely picked to finish at or near the bottom of the league.
Freshman K.J. Buffen added 16 points for the Rebels while Devontae Shuler scored 14. Davis shot 9 of 15 from the field and made four 3-pointers.
Auburn (11-3, 0-1) trailed 42-29 at halftime, but pulled within 56-54 with nine minutes remaining. The Tigers could get no closer, with Davis, Buffen and Shuler hitting big shots to keep Ole Miss in front.
Auburn was led by Bryce Brown, who took 24 shots -- 19 from three-point range -- to score 23 points. He was 8 of 24 overall, making 6 of his first 10 three-point attempts before missing 8 of his final 9.
Ole Miss went on a 10-0 run midway through the first half to take a 25-14 lead and pushed that advantage to 13 points by halftime. Davis led the Rebels with 17 first-half points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field.
It was a huge win for the Rebels, who look like a very competitive SEC team through the conference season's first week. At 6-foot-4, Davis had a huge game scoring and on the glass, and is going to be one of the Rebels' most important players going forward.
In other Top 25/SEC men's games Wednesday, Mamadi Diakite matched his career-high with 18 points, De'Andre Hunter also scored 18 and No. 4 Virginia remained unbeaten with an 83-56 victory over Boston College. Ty Jerome added 13 points and Kyle Guy 10 for the Cavaliers (14-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Nik Popovic had 16 points and Ky Bowman 15 for Boston College (9-5, 0-2). ... Dedric Lawson had 31 points and 14 rebounds, Lagerald Vick added 12 points and 4 assists, and No. 7 Kansas defeated No. 25 TCU 77-68. Kansas City native Ochai Agbaji also added seven points four rebounds for Kansas (12-2, 2-1 Big 12). RJ Nembhard scored a season-high 14 points for TCU while shooting 3-of-6 from behind the arc. ... Ahmed Hill scored 15 points, Kerry Blackshear Jr. added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 9 Virginia Tech overcame a terrible shooting performance to beat Georgia Tech 52-49. Virginia Tech, the nation's second-best three-point shooting team, hit only 5 threes and finished at 18.5 percent from beyond the arc, but still made enough stops to win. Jose Alvarado scored 20 points and Abdoulaye Gueye had 11 for Georgia Tech (9-6, 1-1). ... David Nichols had 13 points and PJ Savoy scored eight of his 10 in the second half as the bench players helped No. 13 Florida State hold off Miami 68-62. Phil Cofer added seven points and six rebounds for the Seminoles (12-2, 1-1 ACC). Chris Lykes scored 17 points and Anthony Lawrence II added 14 for Miami (8-6, 0-3). ... Montez Mathis hit two contested layups and Geo Baker nailed a jumper with 10.3 seconds to play as Rutgers scored its biggest Big Ten Conference victory under Coach Steve Pikiell, a 64-61 decision over No. 16 Ohio State. Rutgers (8-6, 1-3) scored the final six points and survived a missed three-point attempt by C.J. Jackson in handing the Buckeyes (12-3, 2-2) their second consecutive loss. ... Quinton Rose scored 22 points and Temple handed No. 17 Houston its first loss of the season, 73-69. Corey Davis Jr. was called for a charge in the final second of play, wiping out a tying basket for the Cougars (15-1, 2-1 American Athletic Conference). Shizz Alston Jr. had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the Owls (12-3, 2-1), who have won 5 of 6. ... Markus Howard scored 14 of his career-high 53 points in overtime after Sam Hauser's deep three-pointer at the end of regulation tied the game, and No. 21 Marquette beat Creighton 106-104. Marquette (13-3, 2-1 Big East) won for the first time in four road games. Creighton (10-6, 1-2) dropped its second consecutive. ... Rayshaun Hammonds scored 19 points, all in the second half, and Georgia beat Vanderbilt 82-63. Derek Ogbeide had 15 points and nine rebounds for Georgia (9-5, 1-1 SEC). Saben Lee led Vanderbilt (9-5, 0-2) with 12 points.
Sports on 01/10/2019