What Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard saw in the practice facility a few days ago backed his belief in Davon Barnes' ability to seal the game.

"This is the SEC," Ole Miss coach Chris Beard said. "A two-game winning streak, it's free breakfast burritos in the morning. People want to throw you a parade. A two-game losing streak and you feel like the sun won't come up tomorrow."

Ole Miss' losses in this stretch have come by a total of 12 points, including an overtime loss on the road to Mississippi State and a one-point game against Texas A&M. There is st