Report: Cason Wallace leg injury to sideline Kentucky guard against Ole Miss

Kentucky will be without its third-leading scorer in tonight’s game against Ole Miss, with a leg injury for Cason Wallace expected to sideline him.

That news comes courtesy of Jack Pilgrim of KSR on the On3 Network.

Wallace was averaging 11.3 points per game, while also notching 3.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game. His absence will mean the Kentucky backcourt is working shorthanded against an Ole Miss team that has lost nine of its last 10 games.

The game is slated for a 9 p.m. ET tipoff with a national broadcast on ESPN.

More on Kentucky vs. Ole Miss

Kentucky’s best stretch of the season came to an end over the weekend with their 77-68 loss to Kansas. Still, there’s a lot to now still be hopeful for when it comes to John Calipari’s team. Before their loss against the Jayhawks, they’d found more of an offensive groove not just centered solely around Oscar Tshiebwe while also playing with a new level of fight defensively as they allowed an average of just 61.8 points per game in their four-game winning streak. Now, to keep pace to make the NCAA Tournament, they’ll need a rebound starting tonight in Oxford.

As for Ole Miss, things haven’t gone as planned in Kermit Davis’ fifth season. The Rebels currently sit at just 9-12 overall and 1-7 in league play. That includes this last 10 game stretch where they’ve managed just one win over the bottom team in the SEC in South Carolina. After losing by 22 at Oklahoma State over the weekend, the Rebels will want to generate some form of success to build on in order to head into February. A step in the right direction would be getting leading scorer Matthew Murrell back in the lineup and, from there, finding a way to knock off the ‘Cats.