Moody leads Ole Miss to win over Bradley
Published 4:01 am Sunday, November 29, 2015
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — According to Mississippi Coach Andy Kennedy, Rebels point guard Stefan Moody still has a lot to learn.
The leading returning scorer from last season in the Southeastern Conference is currently tied atop the conference in points per game, but still has to figure out how to play point guard after playing last year as a shooting guard.
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“This is his fourth game of college basketball at the (point), so he is a work in progress,” Kennedy said.
The work looked to be progressing well on Saturday as Moody scored 21 and keyed a late first-half run that got the Rebels going, leading Ole Miss to a 67-54 win over Bradley on Saturday.
Moody struggled early, and was held scoreless until under nine minutes to play in the first half — and Bradley led most of the half, at one point opening up an eight-point lead.
But the Braves went the last 5:02 of the first half without scoring and Moody’s steal under the Bradley basket and lay-in with just under a minute to play in the half gave the Rebels their first lead at 31-29. Moody then hit a jumper with four seconds remaining in the first half to give Ole Miss a 33-29 halftime lead.