Golden Eagles Head North to Murfreesboro for a Saturday Battle

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The Southern Miss men's basketball team will resume Conference USA play on Saturday as it travels to Middle Tennessee for a Conference USA contest. Tip from Murfreesboro is scheduled for 1 p.m. CST and will air on ESPN+.

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The Need to Know
- Southern Miss is two days removed from rolling to a 50-point win over Southeastern Baptist in Reed Green Coliseum.
- On Wednesday, junior Tyler Stevenson became the 39^th Golden Eagle to reach 1,000 career points and the 17^th to have both 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
- Stevenson tied Randolph Keys and Casey Fisher as the 23^rd- fastest player to reach the 1,000-point mark.
- All available Golden Eagles scored in Wednesday's win, while freshman Blake Roberts drained the first basket of his career.
- Freshman Jeffery Armstrong dished out a career-high seven assists to go along with five rebounds.
- Freshman Trey Alfonso came off the bench against Southeastern Baptist and recorded a career-high three steals.
- Jaron Pierre, Jr. finished in double figures for the 16^th time in his career and the ninth time this season in the win over Southeastern Baptist.
- Junior DeAndre Pinckney has scored at least eight points in each of the last six games, including at least 10 points in the last four.
- In Southern Miss' last Conference USA game, Pinckney (21-11) and Stevenson (21-10) each recorded double-doubles.
- Middle Tennessee leads the all-time series against Southern Miss, 10-5. The Golden Eagles have lost all six games in Murfreesboro.
- Southern Miss has won the last two meetings, both of which came on back-to-back days last season.
- Head coach Jay Ladner is one win away from reaching 100 career wins.

Scouting the Blue Raiders
- Middle Tennessee heads into Saturday's contest with an 11-6 record and a 2-2 record in C-USA play.
- The Blue Raiders are 8-0 at the Murphy Center this season and have won their last two games by double digits.
- Head coach Nick McDevitt's squad has limited its opponents to 60 points or fewer seven times this season, the second-most in C-USA.
- Middle Tennessee is 24th in the country and second in C-USA in turnovers forced per game at 16.7.
- Graduate player Josh Jefferson has scored in double figures in each of his last six games and has made at least three 3-pointers in all six.
- Jefferson leads the Blue Raiders in scoring at 13.0 PPG and is averaging 2.8 RPG.
- Eli Lawrence is right behind Jefferson at 10.4 PPG and is averaging 4.4 RPG.
- DeAndre Dishman is averaging a team-high 4.6 RPG and has the second-most assists at 40.

The Road Ahead
- Southern Miss returns home next weekend when it hosts Rice on Thursday, Jan. 27 and North Texas on Saturday, Jan. 29.

Follow Along
- Saturday's game will air on ESPN+ with Jake Rose and Daron Park on the call.
- Follow @SouthernMissMBB on Instagram and Twitter for updates throughout the game. Additional updates can also be found by following Southern Miss Men's Basketball on Facebook.

Golden Eagles Head North to Murfreesboro for a Saturday Battle

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Players Mentioned

Trey Alfonso

Jeffery Armstrong

Jaron Pierre, Jr.

DeAndre Pinckney

Blake Roberts

Tyler Stevenson

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