Overview
- Officials ejected Ralph with 9:25 remaining after she ran onto the court to dispute a loose-ball foul on Blakes.
- SEC Network microphones recorded Ralph using expletives directed at an official during the confrontation.
- It was Ralph’s first ejection in her five seasons as Vanderbilt’s head coach.
- Ole Miss won 89-78 to reach Saturday’s semifinals, undermining Vanderbilt’s pre-tournament push for a No. 1 NCAA seed.
- Blakes started 0-for-10 but finished with 24 points on 8-of-26 as Vanderbilt trimmed a 32-point deficit, and Ralph, who briefly huddled her starters before being escorted off, later defended her actions and urged officiating consistency.