Officials ejected Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard in the second half of the Rebels matchup at Tennessee on Tuesday night. Beard earned double technical fouls with 6:15 to play in the second half.
The third-year Ole Miss coach sprinted onto the court imploring the officials to call a foul on Bishop Boswell or Ja’Kobi Gillespie after duo attempted, and eventually successfully, stripped the ball from Augusto Cassia. Beard was well on the court with the game still going on, earning him his first technical foul.
Once the game stopped, Beard erupted on multiple officials in anger. They officially awarded Beard a second technical foul leading to his ejection.
The away locker room at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center is in the opposite corner of the away bench. Beard walked to the opposite corner of the bench before sprinting back to the bench to yell at his players.
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Tennessee led 67-51 at the time of the technical foul and then 70-51 by the time Ja’Kobi Gillespie made three of the ensuing four free throws.
The double technicals did not spark Ole Miss’ team. Tennessee outscored the Rebels 12-1 immediately following the technical foul. It was apart of an extended 21-4 run where the Vols officially put the game away.
Tennessee led by just one half against Ole Miss before dominating the Rebels in the second half, pushing its lead to as much as 27 points before settling into an 18-point victory. It marked the Vols’ fourth straight victory and Ole Miss’ fourth straight loss.
