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The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and Texas State Bobcats will take the floor Friday at Strahan Arena. Tip-off from San Marcos, TX, is at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Golden Eagles are four-point spread favorites and the game total is 136 points.
Southern Miss (24-6 SU, 17-10 ATS) lost to Old Dominion on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles are 3-2 straight-up in their past five and 13-4 in Sun Belt Conference competition.
Texas State (13-17 SU, 9-17-1 ATS) lost to South Alabama on Wednesday. The Bobcats are 2-3 straight-up in their past five and 6-11 in Sun Belt play.
Southern Miss beat Texas State 67-58 on January 28. The Golden Eagles led by seven at halftime and held off the Bobcats' charge in the second half. Texas State shot 34.5 percent overall and committed 15 turnovers. It only led by two points all game.
Southern Miss, winners of ten of its last 12, lost sole possession of the Sun Belt lead on Wednesday at Old Dominion. The Golden Eagles are now in a first-place tie with Marshall with just one regular season game remaining, but the Thundering Herd own the tiebreaker advantage with their 89-67 win over the Golden Eagles earlier this season. USM now needs a win versus Texas State and a Marshall loss at Old Dominion on Friday to win the Sun Belt.
On Wednesday, Old Dominion erased a seven-point halftime deficit to take down Southern Mississippi 69-64. The Monarchs shot 41.5 percent overall and held the Golden Eagles to 33.3 percent. They also won the rebounding battle 42-36 and knocked down 20 of 27 free-throw attempts. USM was 10-for-31 (32.3%) from deep and 14-for-25 at the charity stripe (56%) in the stunning road loss. Senior forward Felipe Haase paced the Golden Eagles with 18 points and five assists .
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— Southern Miss MBB (@SouthernMissMBB) February 23, 2023
Southern Mississippi scores 74.5 points per game (119th) and shoots 45.9 percent from the field (104th) with a 32.6 three-point shooting percentage (267th). The Golden Eagles convert 70.1 percent of their free-throw attempts (232nd) and average 33.8 rebounds (72nd) with a +3.0 rebounding margin. USM is 125th in KenPom's schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency.
Southern Mississippi surrenders 64.9 points per game (52nd), and its opponents shoot 40.8 percent from the floor (37th), including 31.7 percent from long distance (62nd). The Golden Eagles are 83rd in adjusted defensive efficiency.
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