Ole Miss basketball earned a crucial SEC win Wednesday night, defeating rival Arkansas 73-66 in Bud Walton Arena, the program's first victory there since January of 2015. After the game, Ole Miss head coach Chris Beard broke down what worked well for his team in the win,

Ole Miss forward Malik Dia set his season and Ole Miss high in points against Arkansas. The Rebels' win was a building moment for him and Chris Beard.

FAYETTEVILLE — Ole Miss defeated Arkansas 73-66 Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena. After the game, Rebels head coach Chris Beard spoke with media. Here’s everything he had to say:

There has been a constant expectation for Malik Dia to showcase why Chris Beard went after him and brought him to Oxford. Until Wednesday that had not happened but Dia provided solid proof of concept by putting Ole Miss on his back for a key Southeastern Conference win on the road.

Ole Miss is scheduled to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks on Wednesday night, and the Hogs are led by legendary head coach John Calipari. Rebels coach Chris Beard is anticipating a real challenge when Ole Miss hits the hardwood this week.

Jerry Palm of CBS projected Ole Miss as a No. 8 seed. Palm has Ole Miss facing No. 9 Dayton. Lunardi has 13 SEC teams in the field with two bubble teams (Missouri and LSU) just mi

Malik Dia scores 21 points along with eight rebounds as the Rebels get the win behind a balanced effort against the Razorbacks, 73-66.

Ole Miss beat Arkansas in the Rebels' second SEC game this college basketball season. Forward Malik Dia was a key part of the winning effort

No. 22 Ole Miss has its first SEC road trip of the 2024-25 season Wednesday at Arkansas. Tipoff is 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2. The Rebels (12-2, 1-0 SEC) are coming off a 63-51 win over Georgia last weekend.