Southern Miss Takes Close One With East Carolina, 78-76

Filed under Game Recap on January 5th, 2012

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In Hattiesburg on January 4th the Golden Eagles got by the Pirates, 78-76.

The Golden Eagles were supposed to win this game and did, but not by as much as expected. The RPI had Southern Miss as a much better team, #23 to #209. The Golden Eagles record at home is outstanding, but the Pirates were hot coming in (5 for 5). Last season, Southern Miss was 2-0 against East Carolina. Over the last four years, the Golden Eagles have a record of 8-1 with a record of 5-0 at Reed Green Coliseum.

Southern Miss took this one while dominating East Carolina in offensive rebounding and also coming out on top in turnover margin.

Southern Miss used offensive rebounds to get off additional shots, with an advantage of 15 to five. The Pirates turned the ball over too many times with 17 giveaways.

LaShay Page led all scoring for the Golden Eagles with 20 points on 46% shooting in 40 minutes, 18 of that coming from three-point range. Torye Pelham helped out with 10 rebounds.

ECU Players Mins Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO A+ Miguel Paul 36 19 2 10 0 0 3 A Darrius Morrow 37 23 5 0 1 0 1 B Maurice Kemp 26 14 6 0 1 0 4 C+ P. Roberts-Campbell 25 9 1 0 0 0 0 C+ Corvonn Gaines 13 0 1 2 2 0 0 C Shamarr Bowden 18 4 0 1 1 0 1 C- Erin Straughn 28 4 5 1 1 0 5 D Robert Sampson 14 3 1 0 0 0 3 - Austin Steed 3 0 1 0 0 0 0

USM Players Mins Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO A Darnell Dodson 21 17 6 0 2 1 1 A LaShay Page 40 20 4 2 1 0 1 A Torye Pelham 21 6 10 1 3 1 1 A Angelo Johnson 38 8 2 6 1 0 0 B Neil Watson 28 11 2 4 2 0 2 B- Maurice Bolden 23 10 4 2 0 0 4 C+ Johnathan Mills 15 4 4 0 1 1 3 C- Rashard McGill 14 2 2 0 1 0 1

This brings the Golden Eagles up to 14-2 and in mid-season form. Opening C-USA play with a victory is always a great way to kick off the conference schedule. Furthermore, this adds to their 10 game winning streak.

Next up is Tulane on the road on January 7th.

• Southern Miss has won 100% of the time this season (7-0) when its had a field goal percentage of 45.5% or better.
• USM has won 91% of the time this season (11-1) when opponents record 6 or fewer steals.
• LaShay Page has led the team in scoring in 4 out of 16 games this season.
• The Golden Eagles have recorded more assists than their opponents for the past 5 games.
• The top two scorers (LaShay Page and Darnell Dodson) accounted for 47.4% of the points.

• The top two rebounders (Maurice Kemp and Darrius Morrow) accounted for 44.0% of the rebounds.
• Miguel Paul set a career high with 10 assists and 7 field goals made.
• Maurice Kemp has 7 straight double-digit point games.
• This game was the 1st double digit assist game of Miguel Paul's career.
• Miguel Paul recorded a team season high in assists with 10.

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Tags: LaShay Page, Torye Pelham