Kentucky’s streak halted
Mississippi 85, No. 24 Kentucky 80
Oxford, Miss. — Terrico White and David Huertas each scored 21 points, and Mississippi defeated Kentucky, snapping the Wildcats’ five-game win streak a day after they entered the Top 25 for the first time this season.
Neither Kentucky’s Jodie Meeks nor Huertas — the Southeastern Conference’s Nos. 1 and 3 scorers — managed a field goal in the first half. But Huertas hit a three-pointer with 11 seconds gone in the second half, and the injury-ravaged Rebels (11-9, 2-4 SEC) managed to overcome 24 points from Patrick Patterson for a rare win over the Wildcats (16-5, 5-1).
The win snapped Ole Miss’ current three-game losing streak and its nine-game slide to Kentucky, which had won 11 of 12 overall coming into the game. It was just the 12th win for the Rebels in 107 games against the Wildcats.
The Rebels, without three of their best players due to season-ending knee injuries, managed one of their best defensive games of the season.
The Wildcats were fourth in the nation with a shooting percentage of 50.2 percent per game, but struggled against Ole Miss’ 2-3 zone and shot 34.3 percent (25-of-65). It was an especially difficult night for Meeks, the nation’s No. 3 scorer coming in with 26.1 points per game.
No. 16 Purdue 64, Wisconsin 63
Madison, Wis. — Robbie Hummel’s go-ahead three-pointer with a minute left in the game lifted Purdue. It was the fifth straight win for the Boilermakers (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten), including two straight on the road — and the fifth straight loss for a Badgers team that suddenly can’t even defend its home court. E’Twaun Moore scored 17 to lead the Boilermakers. Keaton Nankivil scored a career-high 21 for Wisconsin (12-8, 3-5).

