Golden Eagles Look to Continue Unbeaten Start at Northwestern State

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The undefeated Southern Miss men's basketball team takes its perfect start on the road to Northwestern State Sunday afternoon. The Golden Eagles (8-0, 0-0 SBC) and Demons (6-2, 0-0 Southland) will tangle at 3 p.m. inside Prather Coliseum.

How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 3 p.m., with Patrick Netherton on the call
- John Cox will carry the game on the Southern Miss Learfield Sports Network (Rock 104.5 in Hattiesburg/Laurel) and the Gameday App
-Follow @SouthernMissMBB on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for updates.

The Need to Know
- Southern Miss is off to the best start in program history since the 2006-07 when it started 11-0
- The Golden Eagles are coming off a 64-54 win over Montana on Tuesday night in Hattiesburg
- They now have wins over teams including Liberty, Purdue Fort Wayne, Winthrop, Vanderbilt and the Grizzlies
- As of Friday, Southern Miss ranks 13th in scoring margin, 15th in steals per game, 2nd in turnover margin and 19th in turnovers forced per game. It ranks 7th in scoring defense
- Austin Crowley leads all players in scoring at 16.5 points per game after averaging no more than 4.8 points per game during his three-year career at Ole Miss
- Mercer transfer Felipe Haase is averaging is pouring in 15.9 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game. He's also averaging 2.5 assists and has four games with three-plus assists
- Crowley's 2.88 steals per game ranks 8^th nationally and leads all Sun Belt players
- Mo Arnold has taken care of the ball and ranks 36^th nationally with his 3.25 assist/turnover ratio
- The Golden Eagles have already surpassed their win total from the 2021-22 season (seven)
- Southern Miss is the only unbeaten team in the Sun Belt and one of 15 in the country

Scouting the Demons
- Northwester State comes into Sunday's content with a 6-2 record
- It's coming off a 102-96 win over Stephen F. Austin on Thursday night
- The Demons benefited from DeMarcus Sharp's 34 points that saw 16 of them come from the charity stripe
- They also claim a win over then-No. 15 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas that started their current four-game winning streak
- Sharp leads Northwestern State in scoring at 14.8 points per game
- The Demons have three other players averaging 10-plus points per game: Isaac Haney (13.6), Ja'Monta Black (11.9) and Dayne Prim (11.0)

Series History
- This is the 44^th meeting between the two schools and the first since 1990. The Golden Eagles have won 10 of the 19 games played in Natchitoches
- The last meeting came by way of a 96-67 Southern Miss win on Jan. 3, 1990

Golden Eagles Look to Continue Unbeaten Start at Northwestern State

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Players Mentioned

Mo Arnold

Austin Crowley

Felipe Haase