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Mississippi head coach Andy Kennedy calls out to his team in the first half of their NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Looking ahead: The Rebels are at home twice this week, Thursday at 6 against No. 17 Florida (15-4, 3-1) and Saturday night at 6 against South Carolina (8-10, 0-4).
Who's hot: Terrance Henry. The senior guard-forward acknowledged after the Georgia game that he felt the need to score more for the Rebels. Moments earlier he put up 24 points in leading Ole Miss in Athens. Henry was 8-for-12 from the floor and 7 for 10 from the free throw line.
Who's not: Jelan Kendrick. The redshirt freshman transfer guard from Memphis has been as involved in getting the Rebels into a good offensive flow as he was earlier in the season.
RPI watch: Ole Miss begins the week with an RPI of 33. The Rebels have an opportunity for a quality RPI win against Florida which comes in with a rating of 38. South Carolina has an RPI rating of 199.
Bottom Line: Ole Miss has been a consistent defensive team for most of the season, its length and athleticism in the post troubling for many opponents. The Rebels have deficiencies, though. They need to find a consistent scorer and to hit free throws better than at the 57.1 percent rate they did at Georgia if they're going to continue to win close games.
Schedule
November
N11 UL Monroe W, 60-38
N14 Grambling W, 69-39
N18 n-Drake W, 63-59
N19 n-Marquette L, 96-66
N21 n-TCU W, 80-69
N25 Miami (OT) W, 64-61
December
D1 at DePaul W, 70-68
D4 at Penn State W, 72-70
D10 Miss. Valley State W, 80-56
D14 La.-Lafayette W, 66-54
D17 at Southern Miss L, 86-82
D21 1-Middle Tenn. L, 68-56
D30 at Dayton L, 62-50
January
J3 SMU W, 50-48
J7 *at LSU L, 81-55
J11 *Arkansas W, 71-63
J14 *at Auburn (2OT) L, 69-68
J18 *Miss. State W, 75-68
J21 *at Georgia W, 66-63
J26 Florida [ESPN/2] 6 p.m.
J28 *South Carolina [FSN] 6 p.m.
February
F4 *at Alabama [ESPN2] 7 p.m.
F9 *at Miss.State [ESPN/2] 6 p.m.
F11 *Auburn [FSN] 6 p.m.
F16 *Vanderbilt [ESPN/2] 8 p.m.
F18 *at Kentucky [SEC] 3 p.m.
F22 *at Tennessee [CSS] 6 p.m.
F25 *LSU [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.
F28 *at Arkansas [ESPNU] 6 p.m.
March
M3 *Alabama [SEC] 3 p.m.
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