BYU Cougars take on the No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels

Ole Miss Rebels (5-0) vs. BYU Cougars (5-0)

San Diego; Thursday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Ole Miss and BYU square off in San Diego, California.

The Cougars have a 5-0 record against non-conference oppponents. BYU is second in the Big 12 with 20.6 assists per game led by Egor Demin averaging 7.2.

The Rebels have a 5-0 record in non-conference games. Ole Miss scores 80.8 points and has outscored opponents by 17.8 points per game.

BYU makes 51.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.8 percentage points higher than Ole Miss has allowed to its opponents (41.9%). Ole Miss averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than BYU allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Demin is scoring 15.2 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Cougars.

Sean Pedulla is scoring 14.4 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Rebels.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.