BYU Cougars take on the No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels

Ole Miss Rebels (5-0) vs. BYU Cougars (5-0)

San Diego; Thursday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Ole Miss and BYU square off in San Diego, California.

The Cougars have a 5-0 record against non-conference oppponents. BYU is second in the Big 12 with 20.6 assists per game led by Egor Demin averaging 7.2.

The Rebels have a 5-0 record in non-conference games. Ole Miss scores 80.8 points and has outscored opponents by 17.8 points per game.

BYU makes 51.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.8 percentage points higher than Ole Miss has allowed to its opponents (41.9%). Ole Miss averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than BYU allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Demin is scoring 15.2 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Cougars.

Sean Pedulla is scoring 14.4 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Rebels.

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