University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Basketball Hosts North Dakota State on Sunday
12/5/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Southern Miss basketball team will host North Dakota State on Sunday afternoon at Reed Green Coliseum. The game is part of a doubleheader with the women's team as the Lady Eagles host South Alabama. The Lady Eagles tipoff against the Jaguars at 2:00 p.m. and the men's basketball team is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.
The game will be "Basketball Campers Reunion Day". Campers from the men's basketball camp earlier this season can redeem voucher at the ticket office for a free ticket. In addition, the first 500 fans in attendance will get a free hamburger.
Southern Miss will be playing its fourth game in nine days as they host North Dakota State (5-2). The game will be the last game before finals and the Golden Eagles will not resume play until Monday, Dec. 14 at South Alabama. The Bison enter the game after defeating Arkansas State (W, 74-73) on Friday night in Jonesboro, Ark.
The Golden Eagles enter the game 0-6 overall, coming off of a heart-breaking loss at home to Alabama, 58-55. Southern Miss had a pair of looks with under five seconds on the clock to tie the game, but had the potential game-tying buzzer beater rim out.
The last time out, Southern Miss recorded a season-best 11 three-pointers made in the game. The Golden Eagles had seven triples in the first half and tied the previous high of nine three-balls early in the second half.
The game will be the third time the two teams have met on the hardwood. The Golden Eagles own a pair of victories in the series. Southern Miss won the first meeting in 2013 in Fargo, N.D., edging North Dakota State 70-69. Last season, the two teams met in Hattiesburg with the Golden Eagles notching a 78-65 victory.
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- In Golden Eagles' 6 games, 5 different players have led team in scoring. Khari Price is only player to do it more than once #SpreadTheWealth
- Southern Miss will play its fourth game in a nine day span as they host North Dakota State at Reed Green Coliseum. #BusyBusy
- Southern Miss tallied season-high 11 three-pointers vs. Alabama. It was 1st time this season Golden Eagles hit double-digit 3s. #ForThree
- Khari Price's buzzer-beater from beyond halfcourt against Alabama was the No. 1 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 on Friday night. #SCtop10
- Five of the 10 players who saw action against Alabama on Friday night made at least one three-pointer. #Shooters
- Eddie Davis III has grabbed 17 rebounds in last 2 games, setting a career-high with 9 at Troy and following with team-high 8 vs. Bama. #Reb
- Keljin Blevins and Khari Price have been the only two players to start every game this season. #Consistency
- Six different players have recorded 5 or more three-pointers made through the first six games led by Michael Ramey with 11. #FromDownTown
- At Troy, Keljin Blevins became the first player this season to record a double-double, notching 12 points and 11 rebounds. #DoubleDouble
- Khari Price has dished out 17 of the team's 67 assists on the year, which is 25-percent of the team's total. #Helpers
- Cortez Edwards made an impact against William Carey. The freshman tallied eight points and a team-high nine rebounds off the bench. #Spark
- Khari Price scored career-high 20 points vs. William Carey becoming the first player this season to top 20 points in a game. #Twenty
- Tim Rowe had a pair of blocks against Morehead State. The true freshman leads the team with three blocked shots. #NoNoNo
