Ole Miss (17-6, 6-4 SEC) needed a bounce-back game after dropping a contest to No. 1 Auburn on Saturday despite a valiant effort. The Rebels took that knowledge and returned to their winning ways in SEC play, gaining a key Quad 1 win in the process.

Mark Pope's No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats fell behind big in the first half and never recovered against Ole Miss in an SEC showdown Tuesday night.

The nationally ranked Ole Miss Rebels and Kentucky Wildcats Men’s Basketball teams prepare for an SEC showdown on Tuesday night. The No. 14 ranked Wildcats boast a 15-6 record. Four of the team’s losses are in conference, causing their standings to drop to ninth in the SEC.

Kentucky basketball center Amari Williams and coach Mark Pope talk about Williams’ triple-double in the Wildcats’ 98-84 loss to Ole Miss.

For the first time in more than eight years, a Kentucky men’s basketball player has recorded a triple-double. During UK’s 98-84 road loss at Ole Miss on Tuesday night, fifth-year center Amari Williams had 12 points,