This, though, was the toughest test.

Ole Miss came in as the league's top-scoring team, averaging 80 points. The Rebels had 39 with 11:51 remaining in the game. The shot 38.2 percent, were 7 of 17 from behind the arc and finished with five assists and 13 turnovers.

"This was our toughest game by far," Wilbekin said. "They didn't make it easy on us. We had to come out and play our best basketball. They had a lot of different weapons and we just had to try and shut them down."