For the sixth time in a row, No. 14/16 Ole Miss women’s basketball bested Arkansas, 80-57, for its 20th win of the season Thursday night at the SJB Pavilion in Oxford.
Ole Miss (20-5, 7-3 SEC) and head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin have reached the 20-overall win plateau for a fifth consecutive season and the 23rd time in program history. It marks the first time in the 21st century that Ole Miss has reached at least 20 wins in five straight seasons and first since Van Chancellor led 11 consecutive teams to that mark from 1981-92.
Following the effects of Winter Storm Fern, the Rebels rekindled the magic they’ve built on home court. The Rebels remained undefeated on Craddock Court, at 12-0, this season and scored 80 points for the 13th time this year. That serves as the eighth most by any Ole Miss squad in its 51-year history. Last year’s squad hit 14 games of 80-plus points, but before then, no more than 15 games have been scored above 80 points since 2006-07.
With its offensive dominance, Ole Miss also shut down Arkansas’ (11-15, 0-11 SEC) scoring efforts nearly completely. The Razorbacks had their third-worst offensive output against SEC opponents this season and committed 18 fouls.
For the fifth game in a row, and 15th time this season, Cotie McMahon scored at least 20 points in a game, finishing with 21 against the Razorbacks. She tied Armintie Price’ 2006-07 season for the seventh-most 20-point games in a single season by a Rebel. With her performance, she’s pulled within 20 points of 2,000 points in her overall career, a mark achieved by only four Rebels previously and not since Angel Baker did so in 2022-23.
Latasha Lattimore also added 17 points and 11 rebounds for her second consecutive double-double. Sira Thienou had 11 points and eight rebounds on top of her steals. Denim DeShields had a season-high 12 points, all from long distance. Her four threes tied her career single game best.
Ole Miss is back on the road Sunday to face Kentucky in Lexington. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. and will be broadcast on SEC Network.
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