Ole Miss strives to continue upsets in clash vs. No. 17 Arkansas

Ole Miss coach Chris Beard divided the Southeastern Conference tournament into a series of mini-tourneys.

So far, so bracket-busting good.

The 15th-seeded Rebels (15-19) built a 14-point lead and held off second-seeded and 15th-ranked Alabama 80-79 on Friday for their third straight upset to reach the SEC semifinals Saturday afternoon in Nashville.

Next up for Ole Miss: third-seeded and No. 17-ranked Arkansas (24-8), which beat 11th-seeded Oklahoma 82-79 on Friday behind Darius...