Ole Miss snuck one out in Marshall Henderson’s final home game, as the Rebels took down Vanderbilt 65-62. Henderson led Ole Miss in scoring with 18 points.
“I was just proud that Marshall got to walk off in victory. He deserved it. I’m appreciative of the fans that came out, and that’s a direct correlation to their appreciation of Marshall and what he’s done for us,” head coach Andy Kennedy said.
Henderson didn’t shoot the ball well, as he went 5 of 19 from the field and 2 of 13 from three. But Ole Miss struggled as a team shooting, as the Rebels were 33.3 percent from the field, 22.7 percent from three and 61.5 percent on free throws.
Ole Miss attacked the basket with more frequency and drew fouls; the Rebels attempted 39 free throws to Vanderbilt’s 16. Ole Miss made its last 10 free throws.
After the game, Henderson began to feel the finality of his senior season.
“It’s meant a lot. Since the game, I’ve been crying in the locker room,” Henderson said fighting back tears. “It’s just crazy, shaking everyone’s hand after the game. All these people came down to the tunnel. I just can’t believe it.”
But his popularity in Oxford, and across the college basketball world, isn’t anything unexpected.
“It’s been nothing that I’m not used to. I’ve been that way all my life,” Henderson said.
Notes
Vanderbilt was led by Dai-Jon Parker who had a career-high 25 points on 8 of 11 shooting. Luke Kornet also had a career-high in points with 13.
Derrick Millinghuas returns after a three game suspension for violation of team rules; he scored two points in five minutes.
Ole Miss can now be anywhere from the six seed to the nine seed in the SEC Tournament. Losses by LSU, Missouri and Texas A&M would slot the Rebels at six.
Ole Miss will lose any tiebreaker with Texas A&M, but win any tiebreaker with LSU or Missouri.
— Tyler Bischoff
tfbischo@go.olemiss.edu
