University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss
at Auburn
Basketball Falls To Auburn, 87-50
1/4/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2006
AUBURN, Ala. - The Southern Miss men's basketball team fell 80-57 here, Wednesday, to host Auburn in the final non-conference game of the season for the Golden Eagles.
Southern Miss fell to 6-9 overall with the loss, while Auburn improved to 8-3.
David Cornwell and Courtney Beasley were the lone Golden Eagles in double figures in the game, scoring 11 and 10, respectively.
In the first half, Auburn opened with a 17-9 advantage through the first 10 minutes of play. But Southern Miss then went on a 9-0 run to take the lead at the 8:01 mark in the first half. That lead would change hands a few more times, before the Tigers took the lead for good, 26-23 with 4:41 to go and closed with a 42-28 advantage at the break.
In the second, the Golden Eagles got as close as seven points, 53-46, with 12:17 remaining. But Auburn picked up the pace and continued to push the lead to the eventual 80-57 win.
Rasheem Barrett scored 21 points to lead the host Tigers, while Daniel Hayles added 17 and Ronny LeMelle added 16.
Auburn out-shot Southern Miss 60 percent to 40 percent in the game, but the rebounding totals were tied with both teams at 25 each.
The Golden Eagles now take a week off before resuming Conference USA play against Tulane. Tip-off for the game is set for 7 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 11.
