Golden Eagles Continue Road Swing at Arkansas State

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss (12-9, 6-3 Sun Belt) men's basketball team continues its four-game road trip on Wednesday night at Arkansas State (8-13, 4-5 Sun Belt). The Golden Eagles and Red Wolves will meet at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Ark. with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

Game 22: Southern Miss (12-9, 6-3 Sun Belt) at Arkansas State (8-13, 4-5 Sun Belt)
Wednesday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN+ | Radio: Southern Miss Radio Network
First National Bank Arena (10,038)

Southern Miss is coming off a win at Coastal Carolina on Wednesday night before it fell at Marshall on Saturday afternoon. Donovan Ivory splashed three three-pointers at Coastal Carolina as he scored 28 points to lead the Golden Eagles. Austin Crowley then led the Southern Miss scoring charge at Marshall with eight points. Ivory had 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists in that game.

The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Graham Doty and CJ Pepper on the call. Fans can listen on the Southern Miss Radio Network, Southern Miss Game Day App, or their local Southern Miss Network affiliate to hear John Cox on the call.

KEY GOLDEN EAGLE STORYLINES
- As of Jan. 20, Iwuakor is one of two players in the country to have at least 20 blocks in January
- The 18-point comeback against Troy is the second-biggest at home in program history
- Iwuakor is picked up his first career double-double against Arkansas State with 10 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks
- Southern Miss' 50 rebounds against the Red Wolves marked the second time this season they reached that number
- Southern Miss' win over No. 19 James Madison on Jan. 6 was the first ranked win since Jan. 15, 2011 over No. 22 UCF. It was the eighth ranked win in program history
- Curbelo dished out 20 assists over two games against James Madison and Georgia State
- Southern Miss moved to 2-0 in Sun Belt home openers following its win over Georgia State
- Curbelo became the first Golden Eagle since Ronald Jackson in 1980 to record a triple-double
- Curbelo led the Golden Eagles in points (18), rebounds (7) and steals (4) in the conference opener against Georgia Southern
- Hart picked up the third double-double of his career with 13 points and 11 rebounds against the Rebels
- Post players Tegra Izay (9) and Iwuakor (8) combined for 17 rebounds and 16 points against Lamar
- Izay hauled in a career-high 14 rebounds in 30 minutes of action against McNeese
- Iwuakor led all Golden Eagles against Northwestern State with a career-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor. Montgomery went for a career-high 17 points
- Southern Miss' 35 bench points were the most in a single game against a Division I opponent this season
- Southern Miss' 53.8 percent shooting from the floor against Northwestern State was the best this season and marked the second consecutive game where it shot over 50 percent from the floor
- Ivory enjoyed a 32-point outburst in a road win at Milwaukee, while Hart helped the Golden Eagles to a win at UAB with a 26-point performance
- Hart led all Golden Eagles with 18 points in the tournament opening loss to Utah Valley. He went 9-of-13 from the floor in that game -- the most field goals he has made in a single game
- Crowley paced the Golden Eagles with 17 points after opening the season with a 19-point performance against William Carey
- Senior guard Mo Arnold has taken over as the floor general for the Golden Eagles -- he's averaging 7.0ppg, 7.5rpg and 4.5apg
- The 42 points scored by William Carey were the fewest under Jay Ladner and marked the 48^th time Southern Miss has held an opponent under 50 points since joining the Division I ranks
- Crowley (19), Donovan Ivory (13) and Victor Hart (12) all scored in double figures, while Crowley added 10 boards to pick up the first double-double of his career against the Crusaders
- Last season, Southern Miss racked up 25 wins for the fourth time in program history
- Crowley's breakout junior season included Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-Sun Belt, First Team All-NABC District 23, Lou Henson All-American, Lou Henson Player of the Year Finalist, and Howell Trophy Finalist
- Tegra Izay and Lieb Yat are the first 7-footers to don the Black and Gold since 7-foot-1 big man Gustavo Lino played for Southern Miss in 2009 - Southern Miss' 18-win turnaround from the 2021-22 to 2022-23 was the second-best in NCAA Division I history. Iowa State owns the top spot at +22 in 2021-22

SCOUTING ARKANSAS STATE
- First-year head coach Brian Hodgson and Arkansas State are off to an 8-13 start and 4-5 mark in Sun Belt play
- Caleb Fields was named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Jan. 16 after posting 35 points, 11 assists and six steals against Texas State
- Fields averaged 27.0 points, 6.5 assists and 3.5 steals last week while shooting 51.9 percent from the floor
- Dyondre Dominguez leads the team in scoring at 13.1 points per game and rebounds at 8.1 rebounds per game
- Arkansas State is averaging 10.0 three-pointers per game and are shooting the ball at a 34.4 percent clip from beyond the arc

THE SERIES HISTORY
- Wednesday marks the 31^st meeting with Southern Miss leading the all-time series, 17-13
- The Golden Eagles are 4-9 in games played in Jonesboro and won the the first meeting this season, 69-66
- Southern Miss has won the last three meetings against Arkansas State - both games last season in Sun Belt play and the first meeting this season

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