University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss
Samford
Basketball Falls In Home Opener To Samford, 52-33
11/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 28, 2005
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Southern Miss Golden Eagles dropped a 52-33 decision to visiting Samford in the home opener, Monday, at Reed Green Coliseum.
Southern Miss fell to 1-3 overall with the loss, dropping its third game in a row since opening the season with a 79-76 win over Lamar on Nov. 18. Samford improved to 3-2 overall.
David Cornwell was the lone Golden Eagle in double figures, scoring 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and 2-of-2 from the line in his first career start. Shaun Simpson followed with seven points.
The Golden Eagles opened the game with a 16-15 advantage at the break, but it was the Bulldogs who had the hot shooting spree in the second half, connecting on 13-of-23 field goals and 6-of-11 from behind the 3-point line, to outscore Southern Miss 37-17 in the period.
For Samford, J. Robert Merritt had a game-high 15 points, while Jerry Smith and Travis Peterson followed with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Following Cornwell and Simpson, Courtney Beasley added six points. Mildon Ambres had a game-high six rebounds.
The Golden Eagles now travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the University of Arkansas at 8:05 p.m., CT. The game was changed from its original starting time to 8:05 p.m., CT, to accommodate Fox Sports Net, who will carry the game live.
Fox Sports Net can be located on Hattiesburg-Comcast Cable's Channel 47. The game will also be carried in parts of Florida on the Sunshine Network. Both networks can be found on both DirectTV and the Dish Network if the person has the Fox Sports packages. For more information, call your cable provider to ensure the availability of the game on your cable system.
