University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Wednesday, February 28
Mobile, AL
7 PM
Southern Miss
at
South Alabama
Men's Basketball Hits the Road for Final Two Regular Season Games
2/27/2024 9:50:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss men's basketball embarks on its final road trip of the regular reason with stops at South Alabama and Louisiana. The Golden Eagles' (16-13, 9-7 Sun Belt) first stop is in Mobile on Wednesday night to play the Jaguars (14-15, 6-10 Sun Belt) at 7 p.m. inside the Mitchell Center. It will then head to Lafayette, La. to play the Ragin' Cajuns (17-12, 9-7 Sun Belt) on Friday night.
Game 30: Southern Miss (16-13, 9-7 Sun Belt) at South Alabama (14-15, 6-10 Sun Belt)
Wednesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN+ | Radio: Southern Miss Radio Network
Mitchell Center (10,000)
The game will be streamed on ESPN+. 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
- Victor Iwuakor produced his fifth double-double this season in the home finale against Louisiana on Feb. 24
- Victor Hart returned to the starting lineup against South Alabama on Feb. 22 and produced a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double
- Andre Curbelo returned from injury against Texas State and scored a career-high 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting
- Austin Crowley became the first Golden Eagle in 10 years to record a double-double in three consecutive games after going for 22 points and 10 rebounds against ULM
- Dating back to the 2022-23 season opener, Southern Miss has won 25 of its last 27 games at Reed Green Coliseum. The Golden Eagles are 13-1 at the Coliseum in Sun Belt play since joining the league
- The last Golden Eagle to record a 30-point, 10-rebound game was Gary Flowers in 2011. Crowley (30p, 11r) did so against Old Dominion and then Victor Iwuakor (31p, 13r) did the same against Western Michigan
- Iwuakor went for a career-best 31 points and 13 rebounds against the Broncos, while also recording three blocks
- Southern Miss' 55.9 percent shooting from the floor against Western Michigan was the best this season and marked the third game this season it's shot at lest 50 percent from the floor
- Iwuakor is five blocks shy of moving into the top-10 for most in a single season by a Golden Eagle
- 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 third 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The 42 points scored by William Carey were the fewest under Jay Ladner and marked the 48th time Southern Miss has held an opponent under 50 points since joining the Division I ranks
SCOUTING SOUTH ALABAMA
- South Alabama heads into Wednesday's game with a 14-15 overall record and a 6-10 mark in Sun Belt play
- The Jaguars had a three-game winning streak snapped after a 76-73 loss to Arkansas State last week
- Samuel Tabe scored 35 points against Arkansas State and went 15-24 from floor with six rebounds
- South Alabama made a season-high 13 three-pointers in its MAC-SBC Challenge win over Northern Illinois and got five triples from Tyrell Jones
- Isiah Gaiter leads the Jaguars in scoring at 13.5 points per game and went for a season-high 29 points against App State
SERIES HISTORY
- Thursday is the 51st meeting between Southern Miss and South Alabama
- The all-time series in Mobile is tied 12-12
- South Alabama won the previous meeting this season, 83-64
Game 30: Southern Miss (16-13, 9-7 Sun Belt) at South Alabama (14-15, 6-10 Sun Belt)
Wednesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN+ | Radio: Southern Miss Radio Network
Mitchell Center (10,000)
The game will be streamed on ESPN+. 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
- Victor Iwuakor produced his fifth double-double this season in the home finale against Louisiana on Feb. 24
- Victor Hart returned to the starting lineup against South Alabama on Feb. 22 and produced a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double
- Andre Curbelo returned from injury against Texas State and scored a career-high 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting
- Austin Crowley became the first Golden Eagle in 10 years to record a double-double in three consecutive games after going for 22 points and 10 rebounds against ULM
- Dating back to the 2022-23 season opener, Southern Miss has won 25 of its last 27 games at Reed Green Coliseum. The Golden Eagles are 13-1 at the Coliseum in Sun Belt play since joining the league
- The last Golden Eagle to record a 30-point, 10-rebound game was Gary Flowers in 2011. Crowley (30p, 11r) did so against Old Dominion and then Victor Iwuakor (31p, 13r) did the same against Western Michigan
- Iwuakor went for a career-best 31 points and 13 rebounds against the Broncos, while also recording three blocks
- Southern Miss' 55.9 percent shooting from the floor against Western Michigan was the best this season and marked the third game this season it's shot at lest 50 percent from the floor
- Iwuakor is five blocks shy of moving into the top-10 for most in a single season by a Golden Eagle
- 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 third 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The 42 points scored by William Carey were the fewest under Jay Ladner and marked the 48th time Southern Miss has held an opponent under 50 points since joining the Division I ranks
SCOUTING SOUTH ALABAMA
- South Alabama heads into Wednesday's game with a 14-15 overall record and a 6-10 mark in Sun Belt play
- The Jaguars had a three-game winning streak snapped after a 76-73 loss to Arkansas State last week
- Samuel Tabe scored 35 points against Arkansas State and went 15-24 from floor with six rebounds
- South Alabama made a season-high 13 three-pointers in its MAC-SBC Challenge win over Northern Illinois and got five triples from Tyrell Jones
- Isiah Gaiter leads the Jaguars in scoring at 13.5 points per game and went for a season-high 29 points against App State
SERIES HISTORY
- Thursday is the 51st meeting between Southern Miss and South Alabama
- The all-time series in Mobile is tied 12-12
- South Alabama won the previous meeting this season, 83-64
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