University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Thursday, February 16
Mobile, AL
7 PM
Southern Miss
23-5,12-3Sun Belt
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85
South Alabama
14-14,7-8Sun Belt
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Southern Miss.
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54
South Alabama
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Photo by: Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com
South Alabama Runs Past Southern Miss in Mobile
2/16/2023 9:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MOBILE, Ala. – The Southern Miss (23-5, 12-3 SBC) men's basketball team fell 85-54 at South Alabama (14-14, 7-8 SBC) on Thursday night. The loss snapped a nine-game winning streak for the Golden Eagles that spanned just over a month.
The Jaguars jumped on the Golden Eagles early as the home team opened a seven-point advantage by the first media timeout. Southern Miss turned the ball over 10 times in the first half before finishing with 14 for the game. It was the most since Feb. 2 at Troy – a game Southern Miss won.
South Alabama continued to extend its lead before pulling ahead by 15 at the half. Despite the sloppy play, Southern Miss shot 50 percent from the field over the first 20 minutes. The Jaguars, though, benefited from five three-pointers in the half. Both Isaiah Moore and Kevin Samuel had 10 points to lead all scorers at the break.
Felipe Haase converted an and-one on the first offensive possession of the second half, but that's about as much momentum Southern Miss would garner over the final 20 minutes. South Alabama used a 10-0 run to pull ahead by 28 with 10 minutes to play and the Golden Eagles never answered.
Denijay Harris and Victor Hart` finished with a team-high 10 points, while Harris scored in double figures for the 12th time this season. Hart grabbed four rebounds to lead all Golden Eagles.
Southern Miss will return home on Saturday, Feb. 18 to host Georgia Southern for Senior Day. Tip at Reed Green Coliseum is set for 12 p.m.
Game Notes
- Jay Ladner went with Austin Crowley, Mo Arnold, Denijay Harris, DeAndre Pinckney and Felipe Haase for the 11th consecutive game
- South Alabama's 42 points in first half were the most allowed by Southern Miss all season
- Victor Hart (10 points) finished in double figures for the first time since scoring 11 against Lamar on Dec. 10
The Jaguars jumped on the Golden Eagles early as the home team opened a seven-point advantage by the first media timeout. Southern Miss turned the ball over 10 times in the first half before finishing with 14 for the game. It was the most since Feb. 2 at Troy – a game Southern Miss won.
South Alabama continued to extend its lead before pulling ahead by 15 at the half. Despite the sloppy play, Southern Miss shot 50 percent from the field over the first 20 minutes. The Jaguars, though, benefited from five three-pointers in the half. Both Isaiah Moore and Kevin Samuel had 10 points to lead all scorers at the break.
Felipe Haase converted an and-one on the first offensive possession of the second half, but that's about as much momentum Southern Miss would garner over the final 20 minutes. South Alabama used a 10-0 run to pull ahead by 28 with 10 minutes to play and the Golden Eagles never answered.
Denijay Harris and Victor Hart` finished with a team-high 10 points, while Harris scored in double figures for the 12th time this season. Hart grabbed four rebounds to lead all Golden Eagles.
Southern Miss will return home on Saturday, Feb. 18 to host Georgia Southern for Senior Day. Tip at Reed Green Coliseum is set for 12 p.m.
Game Notes
- Jay Ladner went with Austin Crowley, Mo Arnold, Denijay Harris, DeAndre Pinckney and Felipe Haase for the 11th consecutive game
- South Alabama's 42 points in first half were the most allowed by Southern Miss all season
- Victor Hart (10 points) finished in double figures for the first time since scoring 11 against Lamar on Dec. 10
Team Stats
USM
USA
FG%
.404
.559
3FG%
.235
.406
FT%
.667
.750
RB
28
33
TO
14
7
STL
4
8
Game Leaders
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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