At the moment Ole Miss needed him the most Murphy Holloway was there, and he brought with him 19 points and 14 rebounds. Holloway, a step-up 18-point performance by Nick Williams, and a rebounding advantage of 48-26 were the difference for the Rebels as they surprised everybody, not least of all me, with a 71-63 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks. These are the same Razorbacks that beat No. 15 Mississippi State 98-88 just four days ago facing the same Ole Miss team that had lost four of five including Saturday's 81-55 shellacking at the paws of LSU. Few were would have predicted this result, but it just goes to show the difficulty that is winning on the road in the SEC - and the importance of one Murphy Holloway.
In getting the win, Ole Miss (11-5, 1-1) avoided an 0-2 SEC start and losing five of its last six games. The season is at least temporarily rescued from what was starting to look quite dire. Holloway, who has been out since getting hurt in a December 21 loss to Arkansa...
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