Ole Miss' Historic Run Ends in Heartbreaking Loss

0:00On March 15th, Ole Miss' impressive run in the SEC tournament came to a close, Saturday with a tough 93-90 overtime loss to number. Seventeen Arkansas in the semi-finals at Bridgestone Arena. The game stayed tight throughout, with plenty of lead changes and ties heading into the final minutes of regulation. Ole Miss forced extra time on a clutch bucket by AJ Store, but Arkansas held on after some late free throws and misses. Arkansas heartbreaking finish as Store slammed home a dunk to pull within one with seconds left in overtime, only to rim out a desperate, three-pointer at the buzzer. This marked history for the Rebels, the first team seeded 15 or worse to reach the conference tournament semi-finals in Division I basketball. Standout efforts included James Scott's 41 rebounds over the tournament, AJ Store's 78 points, and Ilya's Camardine's 10 Steels. Catching their names in the record books as Ole Miss heads into off-season reflection.