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LIVE UPDATES: Ole Miss Rebels vs. No. 25 Arkansas Razorbacks

Follow along for live updates on Ole Miss versus No. 25 Arkansas.

Ben King

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The Ole Miss Rebels are set to take on the No. 25 Arkansas Razorbacks in a game of hoops on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT in Bud Walton Arena.

The Rebels recently snapped a seven-game losing streak when they picked up their first conference win of the season on Tuesday, beating the South Carolina Gamecocks on the road 70-58.

Ole Miss has a 9-9 overall record going into Saturday's matchup versus the 12-6 Razorbacks. Ole Miss and Arkansas have not faired well to start conference play this season, as both teams currently own a 1-5 record versus SEC opponents.

Arkansas is currently favored to win by 9.5 points behind junior guard Ricky Council IV who is currently averaging 18.0 PPG. The Rebels are led in scoring by their own junior guard, Matthew Murrell, who is averaging 15.6 PPG.

Follow along below for live updates between Ole Miss and Arkansas.

Pregame

After not playing in Ole Miss' last game due to illness, sophomore guard Daeshun Ruffin will be available for Saturday's game.

First Half

H1 (14:45): Arkansas takes a one-point lead with a tough bucket off the glass at the first media timeout of the game.

Arkansas 10, Ole Miss 9

H1 (11:19): Ole Miss has a two-point lead at the second media timeout of the half. The Rebels have made four of their last five shots from the field. 

Ole Miss 17, Arkansas 15

H1 (9:36): Ole Miss calls its first timeout of the game with a one-point lead.

Ole Miss 19, Arkansas 18

H1 (7:06): The game is now tied with a little more than seven minutes remaining in the first half.

Ole Miss 21, Arkansas 21

H1 (3:17): Ole Miss leads by one with less than three and a half minutes in the half.

Ole Miss 25, Arkansas 24

Halftime -- Arkansas 32, Ole Miss 29

H2 (17:41): Ole Miss trails by five at the first media timeout of the second half.

Arkansas 34, Ole Miss 29

H2 (15:49): Ole Miss now trails by seven points with less than 16 minutes remaining in the half.

Arkansas 38, Ole Miss 31

H2 (14:13): Ole Miss guard Matthew Murrell exits the game with an injury to his right leg.

H2 (11:57): Ole Miss trails by 13 points with less than 12 minutes remaining in the game.

Arkansas 49, Ole Miss 36

H2 (9:09): The Rebels call their third timeout of the game as they trail Arkansas by 16 points.

Arkansas 55, Ole Miss 39

H2 (8:16): The Rebels are running out of time to make a comeback with a little more than eight minutes remaining in the game.

Arkansas 55, Ole Miss 39

H2 (4:20): Ole Miss is on an 8-0 scoring run and now only trails by 11 points.

Arkansas 64, Ole Miss 53

Final -- Arkansas 69, Ole Miss  57

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