Ole Miss beat Kentucky on Tuesday night in the first 20 minutes of the game. That was the ball game. Despite a second-half performance that saw the Wildcats drop 53 points while shooting 63 percent from the field and 45.

Chris Beard has the Ole Miss Rebels in the thick of the Southeastern Conference standings. He credits what he learned from Bob Knight.

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.

On the shoulders of a stellar first half, No. 25 Ole Miss jumped out to a 27-point lead Tuesday night against No. 14 Kentucky and withstood the Wildcats’