Thursday, February 22
Hattiesburg, Miss.
7 PM
Southern Miss
15-13,8-7Sun Belt
64
vs
83
South Alabama
14-14,6-9Sun Belt
1
2
F
South Alabama
36
47
83
Southern Miss.
28
36
64
Photo by: Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com
Men's Basketball Falls to a Hot-Shooting South Alabama Team
2/22/2024 10:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – In its final weekday game of the season at Reed Green Coliseum, Southern Miss (15-13, 8-7 Sun Belt) men's basketball fell 83-64 to South Alabama (14-14, 6-9 Sun Belt) on Thursday night.
Victor Hart made his first start since January 11 and finished with a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double. The Golden Eagles also got a team-high 14 points from Cobie Montgomery and another 11 points from Austin Crowley.
The Jaguars used a big second half to pull away from Southern Miss after the Golden Eagles within eight on two separate occasions. The first was after a Hart and Victor Iwuakor scoring spurt six minutes into the second half, and the second was on a Crowley triple with seven minutes left.
On both instances, South Alabama answered with a 5-0 run and a 10-0 run, respectively. The Jaguars shot 56.5 percent in the second half and 52.1 percent for the game. More notably, they shot 8-of-13 from deep. Southern Miss was limited to a 34.9 shooting clip and only went 2-of-14 from deep.
The Golden Eagles managed to outrebound South Alabama and did so 13-4 on the offensive glass. They also forced 16 Jaguar turnovers and recorded six blocks.
Southern Miss will host Louisiana on Saturday night at 6 p.m. in the final home game of the season. As part of senior night, the Golden Eagles will honor Donovan Ivory, Mo Arnold, Victor Iwuakor, Tate Ryder, Hart and Crowley.
Game Notes
- Victor Hart returned to the starting lineup for the first time since Jan. 11 against ULM
- Cobie Montgomery led Southern Miss in scoring for the second time this season
Victor Hart made his first start since January 11 and finished with a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double. The Golden Eagles also got a team-high 14 points from Cobie Montgomery and another 11 points from Austin Crowley.
The Jaguars used a big second half to pull away from Southern Miss after the Golden Eagles within eight on two separate occasions. The first was after a Hart and Victor Iwuakor scoring spurt six minutes into the second half, and the second was on a Crowley triple with seven minutes left.
On both instances, South Alabama answered with a 5-0 run and a 10-0 run, respectively. The Jaguars shot 56.5 percent in the second half and 52.1 percent for the game. More notably, they shot 8-of-13 from deep. Southern Miss was limited to a 34.9 shooting clip and only went 2-of-14 from deep.
The Golden Eagles managed to outrebound South Alabama and did so 13-4 on the offensive glass. They also forced 16 Jaguar turnovers and recorded six blocks.
Southern Miss will host Louisiana on Saturday night at 6 p.m. in the final home game of the season. As part of senior night, the Golden Eagles will honor Donovan Ivory, Mo Arnold, Victor Iwuakor, Tate Ryder, Hart and Crowley.
Game Notes
- Victor Hart returned to the starting lineup for the first time since Jan. 11 against ULM
- Cobie Montgomery led Southern Miss in scoring for the second time this season
Team Stats
USA
USM
FG%
.521
.349
3FG%
.615
.143
FT%
.694
.621
RB
38
39
TO
16
15
STL
5
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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