University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
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Golden Eagles Reach Nine Wins in 36-Point Drubbing of Lamar
12/10/2022 5:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Behind its 21 steals, the Southern Miss (9-1, 0-0 SBC) men's basketball team cruised to a 95-59 win over Lamar (4-6, 0-0 Southland) on Saturday afternoon at Reed Green Coliseum. The Golden Eagles are off to the seventh 9-1 start in program history.
Austin Crowley paced Southern Miss in scoring with 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting. The West Point product knocked down four three-pointers as the Golden Eagles hit a season-high 12. Crowley's first basketball 12 seconds into the game helped start a 17-1 run to open the contest.
Southern Miss ultimately jumped to a 23-6 lead by the under-12 media timeout. The lead was pushed to 25 when Victor Hart slammed home a Crowley pass that came off a steal. The lead then peaked at 30 when GianFranco Grafals came off the bench and took a missed rebound to the rim. Felipe Haase (10) and Crowley (11) led Southern Miss in scoring over the first 20 minutes.
The Golden Eagle defense forced 13 turnovers in the first half and the 21 total steals is tied for the fourth most in a single game in program history. Mo Arnold and Crowley each had three in the first half.
Lamar showed life in the opening minutes of the second half that caused Jay Ladner to burn an early timeout, but Donovan Ivory silenced the Cardinal bench shortly after with a deep three-point. Ivory then extended the lead to 40 when he stole the ball and put in an easy layup. Ivory finished with 16 points off the bench.
After Ladner emptied the bench with six minutes to play, Tate Ryder took a Tyler Morman pass to the rim. His basket caused the Golden Eagle faithful to erupt after Ryder put them up 46. Ryder later dribbled out the clock that put the stamp on Southern Miss' 36-point win.
Hart finished with 11 points and two rebounds in 13 minutes of action. DeAndre Pinckney added nine points and six rebounds. As a team, Southern Miss shot 50.7 percent from the floor and 41.4 percent from deep.
Southern Miss will play Lamar again on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The Golden Eagles will travel to Beaumont, Texas for a 7 p.m. tip.
Game Notes
- GianFranco Grafals scored a career-high six points after entering the game late in the first half
- Southern Miss is off to its seventh 9-1 start in program history
- The 21 steals is tied for the fourth most in a single game. Ten different Golden Eagles had at least one steal
- Southern Miss' nine wins is tied for the most under Jay Ladner
- The Golden Eagles made a season-high 12 three-pointers
Austin Crowley paced Southern Miss in scoring with 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting. The West Point product knocked down four three-pointers as the Golden Eagles hit a season-high 12. Crowley's first basketball 12 seconds into the game helped start a 17-1 run to open the contest.
Southern Miss ultimately jumped to a 23-6 lead by the under-12 media timeout. The lead was pushed to 25 when Victor Hart slammed home a Crowley pass that came off a steal. The lead then peaked at 30 when GianFranco Grafals came off the bench and took a missed rebound to the rim. Felipe Haase (10) and Crowley (11) led Southern Miss in scoring over the first 20 minutes.
Lamar, you have been Haase'd ‼️
— Southern Miss MBB (@SouthernMissMBB) December 10, 2022
𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗠 𝗗𝗨𝗡𝗞 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡@FelipeHaase13 | #SMTTT pic.twitter.com/fyWwgxwu3z
The Golden Eagle defense forced 13 turnovers in the first half and the 21 total steals is tied for the fourth most in a single game in program history. Mo Arnold and Crowley each had three in the first half.
Lamar showed life in the opening minutes of the second half that caused Jay Ladner to burn an early timeout, but Donovan Ivory silenced the Cardinal bench shortly after with a deep three-point. Ivory then extended the lead to 40 when he stole the ball and put in an easy layup. Ivory finished with 16 points off the bench.
After Ladner emptied the bench with six minutes to play, Tate Ryder took a Tyler Morman pass to the rim. His basket caused the Golden Eagle faithful to erupt after Ryder put them up 46. Ryder later dribbled out the clock that put the stamp on Southern Miss' 36-point win.
Tate's turn 🚨@tate_ryder | #SMTTT pic.twitter.com/tlyYCp6YRM
— Southern Miss MBB (@SouthernMissMBB) December 10, 2022
Hart finished with 11 points and two rebounds in 13 minutes of action. DeAndre Pinckney added nine points and six rebounds. As a team, Southern Miss shot 50.7 percent from the floor and 41.4 percent from deep.
Southern Miss will play Lamar again on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The Golden Eagles will travel to Beaumont, Texas for a 7 p.m. tip.
Game Notes
- GianFranco Grafals scored a career-high six points after entering the game late in the first half
- Southern Miss is off to its seventh 9-1 start in program history
- The 21 steals is tied for the fourth most in a single game. Ten different Golden Eagles had at least one steal
- Southern Miss' nine wins is tied for the most under Jay Ladner
- The Golden Eagles made a season-high 12 three-pointers
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