Ole Miss opened the regular season with a 99-58 home win over Alcorn State.
SuperTalk Mississippi reported on Nov. 3, 2026, that the Rebels (1-0) forced 26 turnovers and scored 39 points off takeaways.
Seton Hall transfer Budd Clark led Ole Miss with 17 points and had 7 assists. Patton Pinkins scored 16 points and converted 75% of his 3-point attempts, while Santiago Trouet had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Veteran guard Ilias Kamardine had 4 steals. The Rebels had five players in double figures and shot 59% from the field and 40% from 3-point range, SuperTalk Mississippi reported.
Ole Miss opened on a 22-4 run. Alcorn State did not reach double digits until Saxby Sunderland hit a 3-pointer with 8:28 remaining in the first half; the Braves scored 21 to close the half, but the Rebels led 52-31 at intermission after Clark finished a coast-to-coast play.
The Rebels started the second half by outscoring Alcorn State 16-7 and led 68-38 with 12:35 remaining. The margin stayed near 30 points until the 8:11 mark, when Roman Siulepa scored inside and Trouet had back-to-back dunks. Ole Miss held an 87-50 lead with 6:07 left, after which coach Chris Beard turned to his bench to finish the game, SuperTalk Mississippi reported.
Alcorn State was led by Stetson transfer Calvin Sirmans with 20 points (75% from the field); Bobby Cannon scored 14 for the Braves.
SuperTalk Mississippi reported that Ole Miss’ next game is a Friday night home matchup against Central Arkansas; the game will air on SEC Network+ and participating SuperTalk Mississippi stations.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
