University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Friday, February 24
San Marcos, TX
7 PM
Southern Miss
at
Texas State
Photo by: Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com
Southern Miss Closes Regular Season at Texas State on Friday Night
2/23/2023 12:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Southern Miss (24-6, 13-4 SBC) men's basketball team arrived in San Marcos, Texas in the early morning hours on Thursday ahead of its game against Texas State (13-17, 6-11). The regular season finale at Strahan Arena on Friday night is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 7 p.m., with Brant Freeman (PxP) and Suzanne Fox (Color) on the call
- John Cox will call 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 Eagle Nuggets
- Through 17 Sun Belt games, the Golden Eagles are off to their best conference start in program history since turning Division I. The 1949-50 NAIA team had 14 wins in conference play
- With Wednesday's 69-64 loss at Old Dominion, Southern Miss fell into a share of first place with Marshall
- Felipe Haase (18), DeAndre Pinckney (15) and Austin Crowley (11) all scored in double figures against the Monarchs
- Pinckney went for 15 points and 13 rebounds at Old Dominion to pick up his 7th double-double of the season
- A win at Texas State would guarantee at least a share of the regular season title, while a Marshall loss and Southern Miss win would give them the title outright
- Southern Miss reached 24 wins last Saturday to tie the 2011-12 team for the most wins in a regular season by any Golden Eagle team since turning Division I. The win also kept them in possession of first place in the Sun Belt
- Neftali Alvarez (19), Haase (13) and Pinckney (12) all finished in double figures against the Georgia Southern last Saturday
- Victor Hart and Harris both had 10 points in a loss at South Alabama last Thursday night
- 8,097 Southern Miss fans flooded into Reed Green Coliseum to see the Golden Eagles dump Louisiana. It was the fifth-largest crowd in program history
- Pinckney broke out for 22 points against the Ragin' Cajuns, while Neftali Alvarez finished with 17 points -- that was the most of his Southern Miss career
- Pinckney (22), Crowley (13), Haase (17) and Alvarez (17) all scored in double figures. Donovan Ivory had seven on Southern Miss' 26 bench points
- Pinckney (Jan. 10) and Crowley (Jan. 3) have both been named Sun Belt Player of the Week this season
- Southern Miss' 15-0 mark at home this season tied the best home winning percentage in program history after the 2011-12 team went 15-0
- Harris had a 19-point game at Troy. It was his second-highest scoring total this season behind his 22-point game at Arkansas State
- The 2022-23 team is the fifth-fastest team in program history to reach 20 wins
1. 1959-60: 22 games
1960-61: 22 games
3. 1990-91: 23 games
4. 2011-12: 23 games
5. 2022-23: 24 games
- The 13 wins before New Year's Day tie the 2011-12 team for wins recorded before the holiday
- The Golden Eagles picked up their first Sun Belt win in program history in a 64-60 win against Troy on Dec. 29, 2022
- Crowley scored 10-plus points in 15-straight games spanning Dec. 10 - Feb. 2
- Haase is the sixth active player in Division I basketball to have at least 1,500 points, 800 rebounds and 300 assists since the 2017-18 season
- The Golden Eagles are second in the Sun Belt in scoring defense at 64.8 points per game
- 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
Scouting the Bobcats
- The Bobcats wrapped up their road slate with a 78-75 win over Coastal Carolina last Saturday. They then fell to South Alabama Wednesday night in San Marcos
- Mason Harrell led all players with 22 points as he made 6-of-11 shots and all nine of his free throw attempts. His last two charity stripe attempts put the Bobcats ahead by three with 1.8 seconds to play
- Brandon love went for a team-high 18 points against the Jaguars
- Harrell increased his career point total to 1,480 against South Alabama. He is now within 100 points of matching Brandon Bush for fifth place in program history
- Both Nighael Ceaser and Tyrel Morgan are putting up at least nine points a contest at 9.6 and 9.2, respectively.
- They are both first and second on the second in rebounding with Ceaser grabbing 6.4 rpg and Morgan right behind him at 6.3 rpg.
- Nate Martin enters scoring 7.6 ppg on a team-high 49.6% shooting.
Series History
- This is the 2nd meeting between Southern Miss and Texas State
- The first meeting came earlier this season when the Golden Eagles won 67-58 in Hattiesburg
Up Next
- Southern Miss will travel to Pensacola, Fla. next week for the Sun Belt Tournament. The Golden Eagles will play on Saturday, March 4 against an opponent yet to be determined
How to Follow
- Stream the game on ESPN+ at 7 p.m., with Brant Freeman (PxP) and Suzanne Fox (Color) on the call
- John Cox will call 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 Eagle Nuggets
- Through 17 Sun Belt games, the Golden Eagles are off to their best conference start in program history since turning Division I. The 1949-50 NAIA team had 14 wins in conference play
- With Wednesday's 69-64 loss at Old Dominion, Southern Miss fell into a share of first place with Marshall
- Felipe Haase (18), DeAndre Pinckney (15) and Austin Crowley (11) all scored in double figures against the Monarchs
- Pinckney went for 15 points and 13 rebounds at Old Dominion to pick up his 7th double-double of the season
- A win at Texas State would guarantee at least a share of the regular season title, while a Marshall loss and Southern Miss win would give them the title outright
- Southern Miss reached 24 wins last Saturday to tie the 2011-12 team for the most wins in a regular season by any Golden Eagle team since turning Division I. The win also kept them in possession of first place in the Sun Belt
- Neftali Alvarez (19), Haase (13) and Pinckney (12) all finished in double figures against the Georgia Southern last Saturday
- Victor Hart and Harris both had 10 points in a loss at South Alabama last Thursday night
- 8,097 Southern Miss fans flooded into Reed Green Coliseum to see the Golden Eagles dump Louisiana. It was the fifth-largest crowd in program history
- Pinckney broke out for 22 points against the Ragin' Cajuns, while Neftali Alvarez finished with 17 points -- that was the most of his Southern Miss career
- Pinckney (22), Crowley (13), Haase (17) and Alvarez (17) all scored in double figures. Donovan Ivory had seven on Southern Miss' 26 bench points
- Pinckney (Jan. 10) and Crowley (Jan. 3) have both been named Sun Belt Player of the Week this season
- Southern Miss' 15-0 mark at home this season tied the best home winning percentage in program history after the 2011-12 team went 15-0
- Harris had a 19-point game at Troy. It was his second-highest scoring total this season behind his 22-point game at Arkansas State
- The 2022-23 team is the fifth-fastest team in program history to reach 20 wins
1. 1959-60: 22 games
1960-61: 22 games
3. 1990-91: 23 games
4. 2011-12: 23 games
5. 2022-23: 24 games
- The 13 wins before New Year's Day tie the 2011-12 team for wins recorded before the holiday
- The Golden Eagles picked up their first Sun Belt win in program history in a 64-60 win against Troy on Dec. 29, 2022
- Crowley scored 10-plus points in 15-straight games spanning Dec. 10 - Feb. 2
- Haase is the sixth active player in Division I basketball to have at least 1,500 points, 800 rebounds and 300 assists since the 2017-18 season
- The Golden Eagles are second in the Sun Belt in scoring defense at 64.8 points per game
- 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
Scouting the Bobcats
- The Bobcats wrapped up their road slate with a 78-75 win over Coastal Carolina last Saturday. They then fell to South Alabama Wednesday night in San Marcos
- Mason Harrell led all players with 22 points as he made 6-of-11 shots and all nine of his free throw attempts. His last two charity stripe attempts put the Bobcats ahead by three with 1.8 seconds to play
- Brandon love went for a team-high 18 points against the Jaguars
- Harrell increased his career point total to 1,480 against South Alabama. He is now within 100 points of matching Brandon Bush for fifth place in program history
- Both Nighael Ceaser and Tyrel Morgan are putting up at least nine points a contest at 9.6 and 9.2, respectively.
- They are both first and second on the second in rebounding with Ceaser grabbing 6.4 rpg and Morgan right behind him at 6.3 rpg.
- Nate Martin enters scoring 7.6 ppg on a team-high 49.6% shooting.
Series History
- This is the 2nd meeting between Southern Miss and Texas State
- The first meeting came earlier this season when the Golden Eagles won 67-58 in Hattiesburg
Up Next
- Southern Miss will travel to Pensacola, Fla. next week for the Sun Belt Tournament. The Golden Eagles will play on Saturday, March 4 against an opponent yet to be determined
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