<p>GREENVILLE, N.C. — Shakira Austin scored a career-high 29 points and Ole Miss smothered No. 13-ranked Arkansas with a 69-60 upset in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament Thursday night.</p>
<p>Donnetta Johnson scored 12 for Ole Miss, including the Rebels’ final four points.</p>
<p>The 11th-seeded Rebels take on third-seeded and No. 14-ranked Tennessee in Friday’s quarterfinals. The Lady Vols clipped Mississippi 68-67 during the conference season.</p>
<p>The tone of an impending upset was set early as Ole Miss (11-10) led by 10 after a quarter and by five at the half.</p>
<p>Sixth-seeded Arkansas (19-8) trailed 17-7 after the first 10 minutes, its lowest score to open a game this season, and the 28 points by halftime were its fewest scored in a first half since Jan. 1, 2017 (26).</p>
<p>Cold shooting against the Rebels hurt Arkansas, which saw Amber Ramirez, who was coming off a career-high 35 points in the regular season finale, be held to seven points by halftime and 10 for the game.</p>
<p>Ramirez finished 4 of 18 from the field, including 2 of 9 from behind the 3-point arc. The Razorbacks were 7 of 31 from deep, 22 of 68 from the field for 32%. Chelsea Dungee led Arkansas with 22 points and Destiny Slocum added 13.</p>
<p>Austin poured in her 29 on 10-for-16 shooting and pulled down 13 rebounds — both setting high-water marks for Ole Miss at the SEC tournament. Austin scored the most points by a Rebel in the tournament since 2009 and had the most rebounds in the event since 2004.</p>
<p>Ole Miss dominated the boards 48-34, including 38 off the defensive glass, ending Arkansas possessions after a single shot. The Razorbacks scored nine second-chance points.</p>
<p>Austin scored seven in the third quarter, in which the Rebels never surrendered their lead, and then scored the first four points of the final period. The Razorbacks were 1 of 6 in the first 5 minutes of the fourth, scoring only on a Ramirez 3-pointer that cut the Ole Miss lead to 57-55. But the Razorbacks finished the final quarter 3 of 17 from the floor with four turnovers.</p>
<p>The Rebels were 6 of 14 shooting with 14 rebounds, 10 on defense, and three blocked shots in the final frame.</p>
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