When a basketball coach has more passion or fights harder for his team than the players do, you tend to lose a lot games. The Rebels have done just that. Losers of four in a row, Ole Miss is now 3-6 in SEC play.

The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (20-1) take a six-game winning streak into play on Thursday night when they host the Penn State Nittany Lions (10-12) at the Crisler Center.

Oklahoma State turned up the defensive heat in the second half to roll to an 81-69 victory at Utah that ended a two-game losing slide and improved the Cowboys to 3-5 in the Big 12.