Buckley: Memphis punched first. Ole Miss punched back. Knockout, Rebels.
Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway yells to the team against Ole Miss Rebels at the Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Ole Miss won 80-77. (Bruce Newman/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
Malcolm Dandridge and the Tigers landed the first blow, but Moussa Cisse and the Rebels enjoyed the last laugh.
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