Kentucky rallies past Ole Miss

Tyree scores 19 in Rebels’ road loss to Wildcats

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Immanuel Quickley picked a good moment to break out of his shooting slump.

After missing nine of his first 11 shots and his first six 3-point attempts, Quickley hit a 3-pointer with 9:51 remaining against Ole Miss that sparked a 7-0 run to turn a seven-point deficit into a tie game.

As part of the 7-0 run that pulled Kentucky back into the game, Quickley contributed five points and one assist. The sophomore guard scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half to lead UK to a 67-62 victory.

Kentucky won despite hitting just 2 of 22 3-point attempts.

Ole Miss converted 6 of 17 shots from 3-point range.

The two teams traded leads down the stretch after Quickley pulled the Wildcats back in the game.

Kentucky took the lead for good on two Nick Richards free throws with 1:11 remaining.

Ole Miss received the ball with 29.9 seconds left after a Tyrese Maxey turnover. Maxey was playing point guard because Ashton Hagans had fouled out on the previous Rebels’ possession.

Ole Miss guard Devontae Shuler airballed a 3 with 7.5 seconds left, and Quickley hit two free throws to clinch the victory.

Southeastern Conference leading scorer Breein Tyree, who totaled 101 points in the last three games before Saturday, led Ole Miss with 19 points but hit just 2 of 8 shots in the second half. Tyree missed the front end of a oneand-one at the free throw line twice in the final minute.

Quickley was joined in double figures by Richards (16) and Maxey (14).

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