Southern Miss. 77, UCF 53
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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SOUTHERN MISS |
UCF |
| Points |
77 |
53 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
27-58 (.466) |
20-56 (.357) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
5-13 (.385) |
5-28 (.179) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
18-25 (.720) |
8-12 (.667) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
17 (1/0) |
23 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
28 |
4 |
| Next 5 Games |
| SOUTHERN MISS (ET) |
UCF (ET) |
| 03/12 @UAB 3:30pm | | 11/14 @ULL 8:15pm | | 11/17 L-LA 8:00pm | | 11/21 @MTST 9:00pm | | 11/24 WC 8:00pm |
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| 11/13 MASS 7:00pm | | 11/17 HOW 7:00pm | | 11/20 @AUB 6:00pm | | 11/21 @NIAG 3:30pm | | 11/22 DRKE 3:30pm |
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| · Complete Schedule: Southern Miss | UCF
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Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Courtney Beasley and Jeremy Wise scored 19 points apiece as Southern Mississippi defeated Central Florida 77-53 in the opening round of the Conference USA tournament on Wednesday.
R.L. Horton and
Craig Craft also added 16 points apiece for the 11th-seeded Golden Eagles (15-16), who will face No. 3 seed UAB on Thursday. Craft had 11 rebounds and Beasley grabbed nine boards, leading Southern Mississippi to a 38-25 rebounding advantage.
A.J. Tyler scored 16 points to lead the Knights (17-14), who were 5 of 28 from 3-point range.
On the day he was named C-USA Player of the Year,
Jermaine Taylor managed only 15 points, going 5-for-16 from the field for the Knights. The nation's third leading scorer at 26.6 points per game also went 1-for-8 from 3-point range.
Taylor's 29.1 scoring average in C-USA games this season set a league record.
Southern Miss 77, 
UCF 53