 In late January, shortly before the Tipton article appeared, Pitino decided to start Farmer against Ole Miss.He believed starting Woods and bringing Brown off the bench would allow him to have one of his two best defenders on the floor more often; he also believed Farmer's height would not be a liability against Ole Miss' smaller starting guards.Farmer scored 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting and led the team with 6 rebounds in a 96–78 victory.