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REACTION: Ole Miss Hoops Upsets Bama— Bissetta’s Grand Slam Sends It to Extras | REBELS WIN

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Ole Miss just pulled off the unthinkable—beating Alabama for their third straight tournament win.

Stephen Willis starts with the immediate headline: Ole Miss has knocked off Alabama and kept the run rolling. The Rebels are now in rare company as a 15-seed reaching the semifinals of their conference tournament, and the conversation treats that as a real milestone instead of a throwaway note. Tim Thomas joins to sort through why the team looks calmer now. He points to better composure, more poise, and fewer of the bad fouls, stagnant possessions, and missed box-outs that used to sink these stretches. The point is straightforward. Ole Miss is not just winning games, it is handling pressure better than it did a few weeks ago. The baseball game keeps cutting in on the basketball talk. Ole Miss and Texas are tied 8-8 in the 11th, with a runner on first and no outs while the show keeps one eye on the scoreboard. That live thread gives the whole hour a nervous, half-celebratory edge. Even the small details matter, like the bunt attempt that ends with Hayden Federico reaching safely. Then the bracket talk comes back around. Arkansas is one possible next opponent, but Oklahoma is the one Tim Thomas would rather see. He thinks Arkansas has too many dangerous players, including guard Acuff as a pro prospect. Oklahoma, by contrast, feels like a cleaner fit for Ole Miss. That is the kind of matchup talk the show likes. Not theory, but actual basketball reasons. It keeps circling back to the same idea: the Rebels have changed the mood by playing with more control. The confidence feels earned because it is backed by results, not wishcasting. The episode stays in that sweet spot between live-game chaos and clear-eyed reaction. Ole Miss fans get the score, the stakes, and the next-step argument all at once.

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A tense Ole Miss reaction show with the baseball game still hanging over the basketball surge.

This one lands on the live Ole Miss reaction, with Stephen Willis and Tim Thomas leaning into the Rebels' composure, the Alabama win, and the run through the conference tournament while the baseball game sits in extras.

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