Monday, November 20
St. Augustine, Fla.
10:30 AM
Southern Miss
2-3
67
vs
74
Cal State Fullerton
2-3
1
2
F
Cal St. Fullerton
34
40
74
Southern Miss.
25
42
67
Golden Eagles Fall to Cal State Fullerton
11/20/2023 2:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Despite career performances from Tegra Izay and Victor Hart, the Southern Miss (2-3, 0-0 SBC) men's basketball team fell 74-67 to Cal State Fullerton (2-3, 0-0 Big West) at the Jacksonville Classic on Monday morning.
Hart exploded for a career-high 23 points – his previous career-high was 18 and came in Sunday's game against Utah Valley. Izay finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds to secure his first collegiate double-double.
The Golden Eagles trailed by as many as 19 points in the second half before going on a 20-3 run to cut the Titan advantage to two with 4:42 to play in the game. A Hart slam started the run, which included seven points from Izay.
Right as Southern Miss was getting ready to strike again, Grayson Carper delivered an NBA-length three-pointer as the shot clock expired to make it a seven-point game with two minutes to play. The basket delivered a punch to the Golden Eagles as Cal State Fullerton took an eight-point lead moments later.
Donovan Ivory scored a late basket to cut the Fullerton lead to five, but it was too late as the Golden Eagles ran out of time. The loss was Southern Miss' first back-to-back loss since the 2020-21 season.
The Titans shot 52.3 percent from the floor for the game and hit six three-pointers on 14 attempts. On the flip, Southern Miss connected at a 40 percent clip. Mo Arnold and Hart each had two of the six three-pointers for the Golden Eagles – Crowley and Ivory had the other two.
Crowley finished with 15 points and went 8-of-10 from the charity stripe. Ivory finished with 12 points and has now scored 10-plus points in every game this season. Arnold finished with six points as only five different Golden Eagles found the scoring column.
Up Next
Southern Miss will host South Dakota State on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Reed Green Coliseum. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. CT and will be on ESPN+.
Hart exploded for a career-high 23 points – his previous career-high was 18 and came in Sunday's game against Utah Valley. Izay finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds to secure his first collegiate double-double.
The Golden Eagles trailed by as many as 19 points in the second half before going on a 20-3 run to cut the Titan advantage to two with 4:42 to play in the game. A Hart slam started the run, which included seven points from Izay.
Right as Southern Miss was getting ready to strike again, Grayson Carper delivered an NBA-length three-pointer as the shot clock expired to make it a seven-point game with two minutes to play. The basket delivered a punch to the Golden Eagles as Cal State Fullerton took an eight-point lead moments later.
Donovan Ivory scored a late basket to cut the Fullerton lead to five, but it was too late as the Golden Eagles ran out of time. The loss was Southern Miss' first back-to-back loss since the 2020-21 season.
The Titans shot 52.3 percent from the floor for the game and hit six three-pointers on 14 attempts. On the flip, Southern Miss connected at a 40 percent clip. Mo Arnold and Hart each had two of the six three-pointers for the Golden Eagles – Crowley and Ivory had the other two.
Crowley finished with 15 points and went 8-of-10 from the charity stripe. Ivory finished with 12 points and has now scored 10-plus points in every game this season. Arnold finished with six points as only five different Golden Eagles found the scoring column.
Up Next
Southern Miss will host South Dakota State on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Reed Green Coliseum. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. CT and will be on ESPN+.
Team Stats
CSUF
USM
FG%
.523
.400
3FG%
.429
.353
FT%
.786
.773
RB
32
28
TO
13
8
STL
5
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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