The Rebels were massively outrebounded, 48-36, which is usually a sign of a lack of effort. An even bigger sign was the offensive rebounding disparity. The Bulldogs snagged 14 offensive rebounds compared to seven from Ole Miss. Ultimately, Beard put the loss and lack of energy on himself as head coach.

While it could look ahead to some giant tasks remaining on its Southeastern Conference schedule, No. 24 Ole Miss has the immediate task of rebounding and taking care of the basketball better when it faces Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville,