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Southern Miss Falls in Non-Conference Finale at UNLV
12/23/2022 12:09:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – UNLV (11-1, 0-0 MW) erased a one-point halftime deficit to hand Southern Miss (11-2, 0-0 SBC) a 74-63 loss at the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday night. DeAndre Pinckney, though, went for a career-high 23 points and 23 rebounds to record his third double-double of the season.
As a team that had made 12-plus three-pointers in each of its last three games, Southern Miss went 2-of-19 from deep. Fortunately for UNLV, the Runnin' Rebels cashed in on eight three-pointers.
The first half was a Vegas slugfest as both UNLV and Southern Miss traded blows. Southern Miss took the first four-point lead of the game right off the bat and then UNLV answered to take a four-point lead of their own with 7:10 left in the half.
A Donovan Ivory layup started an 8-3 run after that which put the Golden Eagles back in the lead and Austin Crowley tacked on a pair of free throws. Then a Pinckney layup followed put the Golden Eagles up 24-22. Luis Rodriguez immediately followed with a clutch three-pointer that swung UNLV back in front.
With halftime creeping closer, Pinckney and Ivory combined for a 5-0 run to put Southern Miss ahead by one at the break. Ivory took a backdoor pass from Haase and dunked an easy basket to cap the run. Neither team scored over the final 1:21 of the half.
UNLV started the second half with an alley-oop from David Muoka, but the Golden Eagles ripped off a 6-0 run to go up 39-34. The Runnin' Rebels kept throwing jabs into the Southern Miss lead and landed the haymaker when Elijah Harkless gave them a 45-43 lead.
Harkless' basket was part of a 15-0 run that gave UNLV a 54-43 lead with 9:32 left in the game. Another 6-0 run from Southern Miss cut it to a six-point game, but on queue UNLV hit a big time shot.
The Golden Eagles got within five with 4:23 to go before the home team scored seven-straight points to deliver the knockout punch. Southern Miss finished its non-conference schedule with an impressive 11-2 record.
Southern Miss turned the ball over a season-high 25 times and UNLV only coughed up the ball 13 times. Crowley finished with 18 points on 6-of-13 from the field. Haase – who finished with a career-high six assists – was limited to one point. Ivory chipped in with six points and Mo Arnold added five. Arnold finished with three assists. Haase pulled down nine rebounds.
Up Next
Southern Miss will break for the holiday and then host Troy on Thursday, Dec. 29. The Sun Belt opener will tipoff at 7 p.m. inside Reed Green Coliseum.
Game Notes
- Jay Ladner used the same starting lineup for the sixth consecutive game. The Golden Eagles are now 5-1 when Tyler Morman, Austin Crowley, Mo Arnold, DeAndre Pinckney and Felipe Haase start.
- Felipe Haase finished with a career-high six assists
- DeAndre Pinckney finished with his third double-double of the season and the seventh of his career
- Pinckney set career highs in points and rebounds tonight with 23 and 13, respectively
As a team that had made 12-plus three-pointers in each of its last three games, Southern Miss went 2-of-19 from deep. Fortunately for UNLV, the Runnin' Rebels cashed in on eight three-pointers.
The first half was a Vegas slugfest as both UNLV and Southern Miss traded blows. Southern Miss took the first four-point lead of the game right off the bat and then UNLV answered to take a four-point lead of their own with 7:10 left in the half.
A Donovan Ivory layup started an 8-3 run after that which put the Golden Eagles back in the lead and Austin Crowley tacked on a pair of free throws. Then a Pinckney layup followed put the Golden Eagles up 24-22. Luis Rodriguez immediately followed with a clutch three-pointer that swung UNLV back in front.
With halftime creeping closer, Pinckney and Ivory combined for a 5-0 run to put Southern Miss ahead by one at the break. Ivory took a backdoor pass from Haase and dunked an easy basket to cap the run. Neither team scored over the final 1:21 of the half.
UNLV started the second half with an alley-oop from David Muoka, but the Golden Eagles ripped off a 6-0 run to go up 39-34. The Runnin' Rebels kept throwing jabs into the Southern Miss lead and landed the haymaker when Elijah Harkless gave them a 45-43 lead.
Harkless' basket was part of a 15-0 run that gave UNLV a 54-43 lead with 9:32 left in the game. Another 6-0 run from Southern Miss cut it to a six-point game, but on queue UNLV hit a big time shot.
The Golden Eagles got within five with 4:23 to go before the home team scored seven-straight points to deliver the knockout punch. Southern Miss finished its non-conference schedule with an impressive 11-2 record.
Southern Miss turned the ball over a season-high 25 times and UNLV only coughed up the ball 13 times. Crowley finished with 18 points on 6-of-13 from the field. Haase – who finished with a career-high six assists – was limited to one point. Ivory chipped in with six points and Mo Arnold added five. Arnold finished with three assists. Haase pulled down nine rebounds.
Up Next
Southern Miss will break for the holiday and then host Troy on Thursday, Dec. 29. The Sun Belt opener will tipoff at 7 p.m. inside Reed Green Coliseum.
Game Notes
- Jay Ladner used the same starting lineup for the sixth consecutive game. The Golden Eagles are now 5-1 when Tyler Morman, Austin Crowley, Mo Arnold, DeAndre Pinckney and Felipe Haase start.
- Felipe Haase finished with a career-high six assists
- DeAndre Pinckney finished with his third double-double of the season and the seventh of his career
- Pinckney set career highs in points and rebounds tonight with 23 and 13, respectively
Team Stats
USM
UNLV
FG%
.431
.333
3FG%
.105
.333
FT%
.733
.727
RB
46
39
TO
25
13
STL
6
13
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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