ATLANTA — You want a rematch, DeAndre Liggins? You got it, so said Ole Miss guard Chris Warren. Or at least that’s what he said with his play Thursday afternoon in Atlanta.The senior guard scored 20 points in the Rebels’ 66-55 win over South Carolina in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Ole Miss used a 17-0 run in the first half and an 11-1 burst to start the second half to take down the Gamecocks.The win sets up a rematch of Kentucky-Ole Miss on Friday at 3:30 p.m. Ole Miss shocked UK on Feb. 1 when Warren hit a game-winning 3-pointer in the closing seconds.It was one of the few games a player has gotten the “best of” Liggins, as the UK guard described himself, and Liggins has been hoping for a rematch ever since.Warren, even if he wasn’t singling out his matchup with Liggins, welcomed the challenge after the Ole Miss win Thursday.”I feel like we matchup really well, as far as our bigs against their bigs and our guards against their guards,” said Warren, who scored 22 points in regular-season win over the Cats in Oxford, Miss.Kentucky coach John Calipari doesn’t necessarily think Warren got the best of Liggins the first time around, but he had no arguments with Warren’s assessment of Ole Miss’ chances.”I like his chances, too,” Calipari said. “He’s right. They match up athletically. They’re more athletic at some positions. … He’s got a point.”But it’s Ole Miss’ other four guys on the floor that has Calipari worried. Calipari said Ole Miss outhustled, was more physical and destroyed UK on pick-and-rolls the first meeting. “We couldn’t guard them on the dribble,” Calipari said. “We may have a little bit of size on them, but they’re four beat us on the dribble, left, layup, and one. Their center came out and blocked shots and had tipped dunks and offensive rebounds and was athletic.”Ole Miss struggled to a 20-12 record this year, including a 7-7 mark in the SEC, but postseason play has a way of revitalizing teams. The fresh start and the fact that the Rebels would likely need the league title to make it to the NCAA Tournament makes Ole Miss all the more dangerous.”You know they’re not afraid,” Calipari said. “They already beat us.”But if Kentucky is to advance and beat Ole Miss this time around, Calipari said it will be about what Kentucky does – not how good Ole Miss plays. “We’re playing for stuff, too,” Calipari said. “It’s not as though one team doesn’t care and the other one does. We’re playing for a bigger picture, too.”Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy believes the first matchup will have no bearing on Friday’s game and said the win a month ago was a “lifetime ago.” He is, however, looking forward to another opportunity at the Cats in front of what is expected to be an extremely pro-UK crowd.”It’s going to be like Rupp South,” Kennedy said. “They’re going to have a lot of energy in the building … but I think it’s going to be a great opportunity for our kids and a great experience.  As crazy as it sounds, I’m looking forward to it.”Liggins and the Cats are looking forward to another shot as well.  

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