Box Score Final Statistics

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Terence Smith scored 16 points to lead four starters in double figures as Ole Miss (8-3) beat Southeast Missouri (5-7), 82-51, Monday night during the inaugural Jack Jones Classic at the Landers Center.
 
Southeast, which dropped its third-straight game, suffered its largest loss of the season.
 
The Redhawks fell into a big hole early after missing eight of their first 10 field goals. While Southeast struggled to get shots to fall, Ole Miss scored the first seven points of the game to ignite its scorching start.
 
All five Rebel starters contributed to a 19-4 run in the game's first 6:05. Smith, formerly of UT Martin, and Stefan Moody each buried a three. Former Tennessee State forward M.J. Rhett also added six points to key the jaunt that ended on an Aaron Jones jumper with 13:55 remaining.
 
Josh Langford gave Southeast a nice boost off the bench with six points in six minutes and made a layup to cut the Rebels lead to 25-18 with just under nine minutes left.
 
Ole Miss, however, countered by outscoring the Redhawks 22-6 the rest of the first half to take a hefty 47-24 lead at the break.
 
Smith (10) and Rhett (12) both established new season-highs in the first half alone. Ole Miss shot 52.9 percent (18-of-34) from the field in the opening period, over 20 percent better than Southeast's .324 mark.
 
The Rebels didn't cool off much in the second half, making seven of their final 15 field goals.
 
Ladarius White's two free throws gave Ole Miss its biggest lead of the night at 77-46 with two minutes left before the Rebels put their win on ice.
 
Smith shot 4-of-7 from the field, 3-of-4 from downtown and 5-of-6 at the free throw line en route to his game-high. Rhett followed with 14 points, while Stefan Moody added 13 and Sebastian Saiz pitched in 11, helping head coach Andy Kennedy get his 200th career win.
 
The Rebels shot 51 percent (25-of-49) from the field and 83.9 percent (26-of-31) at the free throw line. The SEC's top free throw shooting team, Ole Miss shot 18 more free throws than Southeast. Additionally, the Rebels outrebounded the Redhawks, 39-29.
 
Jarekious Bradley was the only Redhawk in double figures with 10 points. Langford was close behind with eight points and five rebounds. Southeast had at least three players with double figures in the scoring column in 11-straight games prior to tonight.

Southeast breaks for the Christmas holiday before playing host to Harris-Stowe in its final non-conference tilt on Dec. 28. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m., CT, at the Show Me Center.