University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, January 7
Monroe, LA
2 PM
Southern Miss
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ULM
Men's Basketball Continues Louisiana Road Swing at ULM Saturday Afternoon
1/6/2023 6:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MONROE, La. – The Southern Miss (13-3, 2-1 SBC) men's basketball team arrived in Monroe on Friday afternoon ahead of its matchup against ULM on Saturday. The Golden Eagles, coming off a conference loss at Louisiana on Thursday, will tip against the Warhawks (7-9, 3-0 SBC) at 2 p.m. inside the Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 2p.m., with Chris Harris and Mike Vining 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
Golden Eagles Nuggets
- The Golden Eagles' 13 wins are the most under Jay Ladner in a single season since he started in 2018
- Their 13 wins are the most before New Year's Day and tie the 13 wins the 2011-12 team recorded before the holiday
- Southern Miss started 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2011-12, not including the vacated seasons
- Its first Sun Belt win in program history came via a 64-60 win against Troy last Thursday night in Hattiesburg
- Austin Crowley exploded for a career-high 30 points in a 76-70 win against App State Saturday afternoon
- Crowley picked up Sun Belt Player of the Week honors after averaging 23.5 points per game over the last two contests
- DeAndre Pinckney went for a game-high 21 points and 13 rebounds in the loss to Louisiana on Thursday night. The output helped the junior forward notch his fourth double-double of the year
- Crowley added 14 points and Felipe Haase finished with nine. Pinckney had 18 points in the second half alone
- Crowley has scored 10-plus points in each of the last seven games, while Pinckney has done so in his last six games
- As of Friday, Southern Miss ranks 37th in scoring defense (62.1), 19th in scoring margin (14.7), 22nd in steals per game (9.4), 13th in turnover margin (4.9) and 27th in turnovers forced per game (16.9)
- Southern Miss had a record-breaking day in the steals department against Lamar on Dec. 10 as its 21 steals was the fourth most in a single game in program history
- Three days later it set a program record for three-point attempts when it tried 42 at Lamar on Dec. 13
- Pinkcney (7.3) and Haase (6.9) pace the Golden Eagles on the glass, while Pinckney leads the with 117
- Ladner went with the starting lineup of Mo Arnold, Denijay Harris, Crowley, Pinckney and Haase against Louisiana. It was the sixth time he's used it this season and they are 5-1 when that unit starts
Scouting the Warhawks
- ULM comes into Saturday winners of its last three Sun Belt Conference games to start 3-0. It's one of two schools to be undefeated in conference play
- Overall, the Warhawks sit 7-9 with its only other Division I win coming against Lamar on Dec. 17. Southern Miss beat Lamar twice this season
- Tyreke Locure leads ULM in scoring at 14.1 points per game and is coming off a 25-point performance in the win over Georgia State Thursday night
- Jamari Blackmon joins Locure in double figures at 11.1 points per game. Each have 29 three-pointers this season
- The 3-0 start in Sun Belt play is the first of such kind since the 2006-07 season
- Keith Richard is in his 13th season at the helm of the Warhawks and has 148 wins to his name
Series History
- Saturday's game will be the 40th all-time between the two schools
- The Golden Eagles lead the series, 23-16, but lost the 2021 meeting in Monroe
- ULM is 11-5 in games played in their home arena, including wins in the last three
- Southern Miss' last win was a 13-point victory in 2020
Up Next
- Southern Miss will continue its road swing at Marshall on Thursday, Jan. 12
- The Golden Eagles will tipoff at 8 p.m. CST on ESPN2
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 2p.m., with Chris Harris and Mike Vining 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
Golden Eagles Nuggets
- The Golden Eagles' 13 wins are the most under Jay Ladner in a single season since he started in 2018
- Their 13 wins are the most before New Year's Day and tie the 13 wins the 2011-12 team recorded before the holiday
- Southern Miss started 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2011-12, not including the vacated seasons
- Its first Sun Belt win in program history came via a 64-60 win against Troy last Thursday night in Hattiesburg
- Austin Crowley exploded for a career-high 30 points in a 76-70 win against App State Saturday afternoon
- Crowley picked up Sun Belt Player of the Week honors after averaging 23.5 points per game over the last two contests
- DeAndre Pinckney went for a game-high 21 points and 13 rebounds in the loss to Louisiana on Thursday night. The output helped the junior forward notch his fourth double-double of the year
- Crowley added 14 points and Felipe Haase finished with nine. Pinckney had 18 points in the second half alone
- Crowley has scored 10-plus points in each of the last seven games, while Pinckney has done so in his last six games
- As of Friday, Southern Miss ranks 37th in scoring defense (62.1), 19th in scoring margin (14.7), 22nd in steals per game (9.4), 13th in turnover margin (4.9) and 27th in turnovers forced per game (16.9)
- Southern Miss had a record-breaking day in the steals department against Lamar on Dec. 10 as its 21 steals was the fourth most in a single game in program history
- Three days later it set a program record for three-point attempts when it tried 42 at Lamar on Dec. 13
- Pinkcney (7.3) and Haase (6.9) pace the Golden Eagles on the glass, while Pinckney leads the with 117
- Ladner went with the starting lineup of Mo Arnold, Denijay Harris, Crowley, Pinckney and Haase against Louisiana. It was the sixth time he's used it this season and they are 5-1 when that unit starts
Scouting the Warhawks
- ULM comes into Saturday winners of its last three Sun Belt Conference games to start 3-0. It's one of two schools to be undefeated in conference play
- Overall, the Warhawks sit 7-9 with its only other Division I win coming against Lamar on Dec. 17. Southern Miss beat Lamar twice this season
- Tyreke Locure leads ULM in scoring at 14.1 points per game and is coming off a 25-point performance in the win over Georgia State Thursday night
- Jamari Blackmon joins Locure in double figures at 11.1 points per game. Each have 29 three-pointers this season
- The 3-0 start in Sun Belt play is the first of such kind since the 2006-07 season
- Keith Richard is in his 13th season at the helm of the Warhawks and has 148 wins to his name
Series History
- Saturday's game will be the 40th all-time between the two schools
- The Golden Eagles lead the series, 23-16, but lost the 2021 meeting in Monroe
- ULM is 11-5 in games played in their home arena, including wins in the last three
- Southern Miss' last win was a 13-point victory in 2020
Up Next
- Southern Miss will continue its road swing at Marshall on Thursday, Jan. 12
- The Golden Eagles will tipoff at 8 p.m. CST on ESPN2
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