Ole Miss (16-7, 7-4 Southeastern Conference) used an 18-4 spurt midway through the third period to build a 55-49 lead with 7:43 remaining. Kentucky (19-3, 8-2) never got closer than six points in the final three minutes.

Ole Miss women's basketball senior Madison Scott called Monday's game against No. 11 Kentucky a must-win. Scott did her part, scoring 22 points.

The Ole Miss Rebels dropped a tough game to the nationally-ranked Oklahoma Sooners last Thursday, but they made up for that in a big way on Monday night as they took down the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats 66-57 at the SJB Pavilion in Oxford.

This is the Wildcats' sixth consecutive loss against the Rebels dating back to 2021. BOX SCORE 📊: Final stats from No. 8 Kentucky vs. Ole Miss Kentucky (19-3, 8-2 SEC) breached the top 10 of the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years on Monday afternoon,