Saturday, January 29
Reed Green Coliseum
2:00 PM
Southern Miss
-614,16 CUSA
62
vs
76
Rice
-128,54 CUSA
1
2
F
Rice
42
34
76
Southern Miss.
36
26
62
Jaron Pierre, Jr's Career Day Not Enough in Loss to Rice
1/29/2022 5:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Jaron Pierre, Jr's career-high 29 points on 7-of-18 shooting from beyond the arc was not enough for Southern Miss (6-14, 1-6 C-USA) to overcome Rice's (12-8, 5-4 C-USA) hot shooting performance in a 76-62 loss on Saturday afternoon at Reed Green Coliseum.
"The last couple of games we've seemed ready to go and get off to a fast start, but we just have a problem sustaining it," said head coach Jay Ladner. "I didn't think our defensive intensity was where it needed to be when you're playing playing a top offensive team like that."
Pierre, a New Orleans native, recorded his fourth 20-point game and third this season. It was Pierre's first 20-point game since dropping 21 points at UTSA on Jan. 6.
Rice shot 52.9 percent from the floor and drilled 10 three-pointers on Saturday, but it was its 64 percent shooting in the first half that overpowered Southern Miss. For the second time in as many seasons, the Owls hit a three at the halftime buzzer to deflate a Southern Miss team that just saw DeAndre Pinckney hammer down a massive dunk to make it a three-point game on the previous trip down the floor.
The Golden Eagles cut the Rice lead to seven at 10:35 after Isaih Moore connected on a free throw, but the Owls responded to push the their lead back to 12 midway through the second half. Pierre cut it back to nine and that's as close as Southern Miss would get over the last six minutes of the game.
Rice went 10-of-30 from deep and pulled down 34 rebounds, compared to Southern Miss' 30 rebounds. The Golden Eagles went a respectable 8-of-26 from deep and 24-of-60 from the field.
The Golden Eagles return to action next week when they travel to FIU on Thursday, Feb. 3, and FAU on Saturday, Feb. 5.
Game Notes
- Jaron Pierre, Jr. scored a career-high 29points and finished with 20-plus points for the third time this season.
- Tyler Stevenson finished with at least 10 points for the 15thtime this season and for the 61sttime in his career.
- Stevenson's 14points moves him into 35thall-time on Southern Miss scoring list. His 1,071points put him seven behind Gary Flowers (2009-11) and eight from passing him.
- Southern Miss' seven turnovers was a season low and its fewest since turning the ball over 10 times against UC San Diego on Nov. 25.
"The last couple of games we've seemed ready to go and get off to a fast start, but we just have a problem sustaining it," said head coach Jay Ladner. "I didn't think our defensive intensity was where it needed to be when you're playing playing a top offensive team like that."
Pierre, a New Orleans native, recorded his fourth 20-point game and third this season. It was Pierre's first 20-point game since dropping 21 points at UTSA on Jan. 6.
Rice shot 52.9 percent from the floor and drilled 10 three-pointers on Saturday, but it was its 64 percent shooting in the first half that overpowered Southern Miss. For the second time in as many seasons, the Owls hit a three at the halftime buzzer to deflate a Southern Miss team that just saw DeAndre Pinckney hammer down a massive dunk to make it a three-point game on the previous trip down the floor.
The Golden Eagles cut the Rice lead to seven at 10:35 after Isaih Moore connected on a free throw, but the Owls responded to push the their lead back to 12 midway through the second half. Pierre cut it back to nine and that's as close as Southern Miss would get over the last six minutes of the game.
Rice went 10-of-30 from deep and pulled down 34 rebounds, compared to Southern Miss' 30 rebounds. The Golden Eagles went a respectable 8-of-26 from deep and 24-of-60 from the field.
The Golden Eagles return to action next week when they travel to FIU on Thursday, Feb. 3, and FAU on Saturday, Feb. 5.
Game Notes
- Jaron Pierre, Jr. scored a career-high 29points and finished with 20-plus points for the third time this season.
- Tyler Stevenson finished with at least 10 points for the 15thtime this season and for the 61sttime in his career.
- Stevenson's 14points moves him into 35thall-time on Southern Miss scoring list. His 1,071points put him seven behind Gary Flowers (2009-11) and eight from passing him.
- Southern Miss' seven turnovers was a season low and its fewest since turning the ball over 10 times against UC San Diego on Nov. 25.
Team Stats
Rice
USM
FG%
.529
.400
3FG%
.333
.308
FT%
.750
.667
RB
34
30
TO
9
7
STL
3
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
29
FGM
10
3FGM
7
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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