Golden Eagles Continue Florida Swing at FAU Saturday Afternoon

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Just days removed from a hard-fought battle at FIU, the Southern Miss men's basketball team will continue its Florida swing at FAU on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles (6-15, 1-7 C-USA) will tip against the Owls (13-9, 6-3 C-USA) at 3 p.m. CST from FAU Arena.

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The Need to Know
- Southern Miss fell at FIU on Thursday night, 77-67. The Golden Eagles led for 22 minutes until surrendering the lead with four minutes to go in the game.
- Tyler Stevenson (21-10) recorded his seventh double in the game and the 15^th of his career. Stevenson also moved into 34^th all-time on the Southern Miss scoring list. He surpassed Gary Flowers (2009-11) and now has 1,092 career points.
- Jaron Pierre, Jr. and Stevenson each went for 21 points. It was Pierre's second-straight come scoring at least 20 points after going for 29 last Saturday against Rice.
- Four Golden Eagles scored in double figures in the first game against FAU last season, including current Golden Eagles DeAndre Pinckney (11) and Stevenson (11).
- In the second game, Tae Hardy went for 32 points and added eight to the scoring column.
- Southern Miss leads the all-time series, 5-4, but FAU has won the last two meetings.
- The Golden Eagles are 3-1 at FAU Arena and have won the last two in Boca Raton.
- Head coach Jay Ladner is one win shy of reaching 100 career wins between his tenure at Southeastern Louisiana and Southern Miss.

Scouting the Owls
- With its victory of LA Tech on Thursday night, FAU has won its last eight home games.
- The Owls are averaging 81.1 points per game during that stretch and their opponents are averaging 62.6 points per game.
- FAU is No. 1 in rebounding margin in C-USA and No. 48 in the nation at a +5.2 margin.
- FAU averaged 9.0 three-pointers per game and knocked down 10 against LA Tech.
- Michael Forrest and Alijah Martin are both averaging 14.2 points per game -- Martin went for 21 points against LA Tech and Forrest had 20.
- Martin leads the team in rebounding at 5.8 rebounds per game and Vladislav Goldin, a 7-foot-1 center, is averaging 5.3 rebounds per game in his freshman campaign.
- Fourth-year coach Dusty May is 60-50 at the helm of the program and 29-28 in C-USA play.

The Road Ahead
- Southern Miss will head back to Hattiesburg before making the short drive to UAB on Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Eagles and Blazers are slated to play on Thursday night in Birmingham, Ala. Tip is set for 6 p.m. CST.

Follow Along
- Saturday's game will air on ESPN+.
- John Cox, the Voice of the Golden Eagles, will broadcast live on Southern Miss Learfield Radio Affiliates and on the Gameday App.
- Follow @SouthernMissMBB on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for updates.

Golden Eagles Continue Florida Swing at FAU Saturday Afternoon

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Players Mentioned

Tae Hardy

Jaron Pierre, Jr.

DeAndre Pinckney

Tyler Stevenson