Today at 4:10 p.m. ET on TBS the wild March Madness action will continue with No. 11 seed Ole Miss, coming off a play-in game thriller, taking on the No. 6 seed Xavier Musketeers in a matchup that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Runnin' Rebels fans can hear the game on Sports 56 WBHQ while Xavier fans may do likewise on 700 WLW.
The Xavier Musketeers may be the high seed here, but it's hard to imagine a single team in the tournament heading into the true madness with more momentum than Ole Miss. Point guard Stefan Moody carried them past BYU on Tuesday night in stunning fashion, hanging 26 points on the Cougars including five 3-pointers. He also chipped in five assists.
The offensive outburst wasn't unexpected; this season Ole Miss was just outside the Top 50 in Division I in points per game (72.6), and they were one of the 40 best teams in rebounds per game as well (37.6).
Defensively, Ole Miss isn't anything to write home about though, and that is where the Musketeers may get them. No Xavier player dominates the score sheet; instead, six players average between eight and 12 points per game, and collectively they shoot almost 48 percent from the field. Xavier makes every possession count, and if they slow the pace on Ole Miss, the Runnin' Rebels' athletic advantage might be nullified.
The key to Xavier avoiding the upset will be containing Moody, which is an admittedly difficult task.
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