The No. 25 Ole Miss Rebels rode a strong offensive performance to a 98-84 win over the No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday night at the SJB Pavilion in Oxford. Ole Miss (17-6, 6-4 SEC) needed a bounce-back game after dropping a contest to No.

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 men’s basketball is on the verge of hitting a real rough patch in SEC play. The Wildcats, now ranked No. 14 in the nation, are 15-6 overall and just 4-4 in league play after Saturday night’s emotional home loss to ex-coach John Calipari and the unfancied Arkansas Razorbacks.

The Kentucky Wildcats and Ole Miss Rebels have released their SEC injury report ahead of Tuesday’s matchup in Oxford. For Kentucky, starting point guard Lamont Butler remains out. He’s not expected to play this week and is looking doubtful for next week as well.