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7 reasons Mississippi State basketball will dominate Ole Miss Rebels

By Ethan Lee

DALLAS, TX - APRIL 02: A general view of the American Airlines Center prior to the game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs during the championship game of the 2017 NCAA Women's Final Four at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - APRIL 02: A general view of the American Airlines Center prior to the game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs during the championship game of the 2017 NCAA Women's Final Four at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – MARCH 31: Victoria Vivians #35 of the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs drives against Katie Lou Samuelson #33 of the Connecticut Huskies in the first half during the semifinal round of the 2017 NCAA Women’s Final Four at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX – MARCH 31: Victoria Vivians #35 of the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs drives against Katie Lou Samuelson #33 of the Connecticut Huskies in the first half during the semifinal round of the 2017 NCAA Women’s Final Four at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /

Ole Miss probably won’t be able to keep up with Anriel Howard.

To try and get away from Teaira McCowan (and Jessika Carter), the Ole Miss Rebels might try and emulate what Oregon did and try to run up and down the court, utilizing the lack of height on the Rebels’ roster as a strength.

Using speed to get past McCowan worked for Oregon, but Ole Miss definitely doesn’t have anywhere near the same sort of roster as the Ducks.

Plus, even if the Rebels did have a more talented roster, Anriel Howard would be right there to jump in and score points by the dozen. Howard is the second leading scorer for Mississippi State with 15.5 points per game while also getting 7.8 rebounds per game. 

Against the Oregon Ducks, Howard was phenomenal, scoring 30 points and getting 6 rebounds. That would be more than enough to be able to beat a very vulnerable Ole Miss defense.

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