Florida plays Ole Miss on 3-game win streak

Florida Gators (11-6, 3-3 SEC) at Ole Miss Rebels (9-8, 1-5 SEC)

Oxford, Mississippi; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Florida will try to build upon its three-game win streak with a victory over Ole Miss.

The Rebels are 8-4 on their home court. Ole Miss is sixth in the SEC shooting 32.4% from deep, led by Matthew Murrell shooting 40.0% from 3-point range.

The Gators have gone 3-3 against SEC opponents. Florida is fifth in the SEC giving up 63.9 points while holding opponents to 43.7% shooting.

The Rebels and Gators square off Monday for the first time in SEC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nysier Brooks is averaging 9.4 points and 8.4 rebounds for the Rebels. Murrell is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Ole Miss.

Colin Castleton is shooting 53.6% and averaging 14.5 points for the Gators. Myreon Jones is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Florida.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rebels: 3-7, averaging 63.6 points, 27.9 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.7 points per game.

Gators: 6-4, averaging 71.9 points, 32.4 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 9.5 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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