The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-18) will try to put an end to their six-game skid when they take on the Rice Owls (11-16) at Reed Green Coliseum. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The Golden Eagles are hoping to rebound after their 74-53 loss to Texas San Antonio in their last matchup. Kourtlin Jackson was the team’s leading scorer with 11 points. The Owls, meanwhile, are coming off an 86-70 win against FIU in their last game. Marcus Evans was the game’s top scorer, registering 30 points on 11-for-17 shooting.
Evans has upped his play for the Owls, averaging 24.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 3.2 steals, and 1.4 three-pointers over the past five games.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Owls winning the first matchup 72-65. Egor Koulechov put up a double-double in the victory with 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Notes
In its last game, Southern Miss lost by a margin of 21 points. Rice is 1-4 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Southern Miss has a 0-7 record in blowouts.
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles average a field goal percentage of 39.9% this season. The Rice Owls have a losing record of 9-15 when opponents have a FG% of 39.9% or greater.
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Rice Owls both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Southern Miss is 334th and 266th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Rice is 139th and 124th in these categories.
On average, Southern Miss makes 5.0 steals per game. Rice is a losing 8-13 when it gives up at least 5 steals.
