It’s a battle of teams from the Sun Belt on the hardwood in the Yellowhammer State. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles bring their high-octane offense on the road as they travel to face the Troy Trojans Thursday night. Southern Miss comes in off a 67-58 home win over Texas State in their previous contest Saturday, covering the line as a 7.5-point favorite. Troy was drubbed 77-60 on the road by South Alabama Saturday in their last game, failing to cover as a one-point underdog. In the all-time series between the teams, the Golden Eagles own a 6-1 advantage and have won the last three matchups. That includes a 64-60 home win in the first meeting this season on December 29, 2022.
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Southern Miss took down Texas State at home in their last game, running their win streak to five in the process. The Golden Eagles enter this game 19-4 overall and entered Wednesday tied for the top spot in the Sun Belt with Louisiana as each team stands 8-2 in conference play. Against Texas State, Southern Miss used a 7-1 run to end the first half to open a 34-27 lead at intermission. After falling behind 55-53 with 3:23 to play in the game, the Golden Eagles closed the game on a 14-3 run to secure the win. Southern Miss shot 41.3% from the field, including eight of 22 from three-point range, and forced 15 turnovers while limiting Texas State to 34.5% shooting. Austin Crowley led the way for Southern Miss with 24 points and seven rebounds in the win.
The Golden Eagles are putting up an average of 75.4 points per game on the season, putting them 95th in the nation in scoring offense. Sout hern Miss pulls down an average of 38.1 rebounds per contest while dishing out 15.1 assists a night. The Golden Eagles have been very good defensively, holding opponents to 63.3 points a game, which is 35th in the nation. Austin Crowley leads the team with 17.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest. Felipe Haase (14.5 points, 6.8 rebounds) and DeAndre Pinckney (14 points, seven rebounds) are capable secondary scoring options. Denijay Harris, Donovan Ivory, Neftali Alvarez, Marcelo Perez, Mo Arnold, Victor Hart, Nico Aguirre and Tyler Morman are key rotation pieces for coach Jay Ladner. Southern Miss shoots 46% from the floor as a team this year. The Golden Eagles average seven threes a night but hit on 32.2% of their long-range attempts. Southern Miss is mediocre at the charity stripe as they shoot 70.6% from the line as a team.
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