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Southern Miss Falls to Eighth-seeded Kansas State 70-64 in Second Round

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:40:00 +0000

Ninth-seeded Southern Miss went out in the second round with a 70-64 loss to eighth-seeded Kansas State in Pittsburgh.

Southern Miss closes the campaign with a 25-9 overall record and an 11-5 record and second place regular season finish in the C-USA.

The Golden Eagles got to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team after falling to Marshall, 73-62, in the C-USA tournament.

Neil Watson led Southern Miss in scoring, putting up 16 points. The Golden Eagles also saw 15 points from LaShay Page, 14 from Darnell Dodson, and nine from Angelo Johnson.

The Wildcats got their top scoring out of a game high from Rodney McGruder with 30 points on 68% shooting. Additional output came from Jordan Henriquez-Roberts with 15 points, Angel Rodriguez with 13, and Thomas Gipson who had five.

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Darnell Dodson	23	14	10	1	4	0	1
B+	LaShay Page	40	15	4	1	1	0	0
B	Neil Watson	30	16	4	3	1	0	5
C+	Angelo Johnson	30	9	4	1	0	0	0
C+	Cedric Jenkins	6	5	1	0	0	0	0
C-	Maurice Bolden	18	4	1	0	0	0	0
C-	Torye Pelham	20	0	4	1	1	0	2
D+	Jonathan Mills	18	1	1	1	1	0	1
D	Rashard McGill	15	0	2	0	0	0	1

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Rodney McGruder	37	30	4	0	4	0	0
A+	J. Henriquez-Roberts	33	15	9	2	0	6	2
B	Jamar Samuels	27	1	8	3	0	1	0
B	Angel Rodriguez	27	13	3	4	0	0	3
C+	Thomas Gipson	11	5	3	0	0	0	2
C-	Shane Southwell	13	0	4	1	0	0	2
D+	Will Spradling	37	2	0	1	0	0	0
D+	M. Irving	13	4	0	1	0	0	2

Kansas State will advance to the third round and play on Saturday, March 17th.

Southern Miss Game Notes:

The top two rebounders (Darnell Dodson and LaShay Page) accounted for 41.1% of the rebounds.
This was the 2nd foul out of the season for Darnell Dodson
Darnell Dodson recorded the 3rd double digit rebound game of his career.
Southern Miss has turned the ball over fewer than their opponents for the past 4 games.
Darnell Dodson set a career high with 4 steals and 5 offensive rebounds.

Kansas State Game Notes:

Rodney McGruder has led the team in scoring 16 times in 32 games this season.
The top two rebounders (Jordan Henriquez-Roberts and Jamar Samuels) accounted for 54.8% of the rebounds.
Rodney McGruder has 10 straight double-digit point games.
Jordan Henriquez-Roberts has led the team in rebounding 9 times in 32 games this season.
Rodney McGruder set a career high with 11 field goals made.

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Southern Miss vs Kansas State: Recap Notes

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:39:00 +0000

Southern Miss Game Notes:

USM set a season low for blocks.
The Golden Eagles have recorded more steals than their opponents for the past 4 games.
Southern Miss has turned the ball over fewer than their opponents for the past 4 games.
The top two scorers (Neil Watson and LaShay Page) accounted for 48.4% of the points.
The top two rebounders (Darnell Dodson and LaShay Page) accounted for 41.1% of the rebounds.
The bench recorded more rebounds (19) than the starters (12).
The bench recorded more points (35) than the starters (29).
Neil Watson has led the team in scoring in 9 out of 34 games this season.
Darnell Dodson has led the team in rebounding in 6 out of 34 games this season.
This was the 3rd foul out of the season for Angelo Johnson
Darnell Dodson recorded the 3rd double digit rebound game of his career.
Darnell Dodson has 4 straight double-digit point games.
This was the 2nd foul out of the season for Darnell Dodson
Darnell Dodson recorded a double-double. It was the 3rd of his career.
Darnell Dodson set a career high with 4 steals and 5 offensive rebounds.

Kansas State Game Notes:

Rodney McGruder accounted for 42.8% of the team's points.
The top two rebounders (Jordan Henriquez-Roberts and Jamar Samuels) accounted for 54.8% of the rebounds.
Rodney McGruder has led the team in scoring 16 times in 32 games this season.
Jordan Henriquez-Roberts has led the team in rebounding 9 times in 32 games this season.
This marks the 14th 20-point game of Rodney McGruder's career.
Rodney McGruder has 10 straight double-digit point games.
Rodney McGruder set a career high with 11 field goals made.
Jordan Henriquez-Roberts has 3 straight double-digit point games.

Southern Miss vs Kansas State: Boxscore

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:38:00 +0000

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	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
L. Page	*	40	15	5-16	31	2-6	33	3-10	30	2-2	100	0	4	4	1	1	0	0	1
A. Johnson	*	30	9	4-13	30	3-11	27	1-2	50	0-0		0	4	4	1	0	0	0	5
M. Bolden	*	18	4	1-4	25	1-3	33	0-1	0	2-6	33	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
J. Mills	*	18	1	0-2	0	0-2	0	0-0		1-2	50	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	3
R. McGill	*	15	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1
N. Watson		30	16	5-11	45	3-6	50	2-5	40	4-4	100	0	4	4	3	1	0	5	4
D. Dodson		23	14	5-12	41	4-8	50	1-4	25	3-3	100	5	5	10	1	4	0	1	5
T. Pelham		20	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		3	1	4	1	1	0	2	1
C. Jenkins		6	5	2-2	100	1-1	100	1-1	100	0-0		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
USM		200	64	22-60	36	14-37	37	8-23	34	12-17	70	13	21	34	8	8	0	10	25
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
K-State		200	70	21-42	50	19-30	63	2-12	16	26-34	76	5	26	31	12	4	7	11	18
R. McGruder	*	37	30	11-16	68	9-11	81	2-5	40	6-8	75	1	3	4	0	4	0	0	2
W. Spradling	*	37	2	1-4	25	1-1	100	0-3	0	0-0		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
J. Henriquez-Ro	*	33	15	3-6	50	3-6	50	0-0		9-10	90	3	6	9	2	0	6	2	4
A. Rodriguez	*	27	13	4-11	36	4-8	50	0-3	0	5-8	62	0	3	3	4	0	0	3	2
J. Samuels	*	27	1	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		1-2	50	1	7	8	3	0	1	0	3
S. Southwell		13	0	0-1	0	0-1	0	0-0		0-0		0	4	4	1	0	0	2	1
M. Irving		13	4	1-3	33	1-2	50	0-1	0	2-2	100	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1
T. Gipson		11	5	1-1	100	1-1	100	0-0		3-4	75	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	3
V. Ojeleye		2	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF

Referees

	Since 1996				2011-2012
	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Primary Confs
Karl Hess	1270	36.6	467	1007	92	34.1	25	69	Big East, ACC, CAA
Terry Wymer	832	37.7	244	755	71	35.4	21	41	Big Ten, MAC, Summit League
Gene Steratore	504	34.6	142	331	63	33.7	21	39	Big Ten, Big East, MAAC

Fouls: Southern Miss 25, Kansas State 18, Total 43
DQs: Southern Miss 2, Kansas State 0, Total 2
Technical Fouls: Southern Miss 0, Kansas State 0, Total 0

Updated: Southern Miss (25-8) and Kansas State (21-10) Square Off

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:27:20 +0000

Thursday is a big day for Golden Eagles basketball as Kansas State goes up against Southern Miss in the NCAA Tournament. Tip-off is at 12:40 EST and it will be televised on truTV. Kansas State is RPI ranked #42, so Southern Miss will test its 4-4 record against Top 50 teams. The Golden Eagles are 25-8 overall. The Wildcats maintain a record of 21-10.

Kansas State looks to have the upper hand in this game. Over the last four years, Southern Miss has a record of 0-1 against Kansas State.

StatSmack! Southern Miss is better than Kansas State

The Southern Miss three-point leader (LaShay Page) has more three-pointers than the Kansas State three-point leader (Rodney McGruder).
How does our back look? Southern Miss is ranked higher than Kansas State in their conference (#2 vs #5).
C-USA had more close games in conference (so the games are more exciting to watch) than in the Big 12.
The Southern Miss basketball team finishes what they start, with a better graduation rate than Kansas State (54% vs 40%).

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Jared Sullinger from Ohio State Wins StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week - March 12th, 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:10:48 +0000

With a solid performance that included going up against the #8 team in the nation, Jared Sullinger, a 6-9 sophomore from Ohio State, has earned the StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week. StatSheet's NCAA Freshman of the Week is Florida's Bradley Beal and Jesse Carr from Colorado State is StatSheet's NCAA 6th Man of the Week. Sullinger put up a strong 24 points per game, 60% shooting, and 9 rebounds per game in wins against Purdue and 10th ranked Michigan and a loss to Michigan State.

Sullinger led scoring (30) and rebounding (12) for the Buckeyes in an 88-71 win against Purdue. He then led the team in scoring (24) and rebounding (6) in a huge 77-55 victory over Michigan. Lastly, Sullinger led scoring (18) and rebounding (9) in a 68-64 loss to Michigan State.

This is the first time this season that Jared Sullinger has been named StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week. However, he has been a runner-up once and received an honorable mention. The runner-up this week is junior Jordan Henriquez-Roberts from Kansas State. Honorable mention goes to Saint Mary's senior Rob Jones.

StatSheet NCAA Freshman of the Week: Florida's Bradley Beal

Bradley Beal played an average of 37 minutes starting both games for the Gators. In a hard-fought 66-63 win over Alabama, Beal led scoring and rebounding with 16 and 7, respectively. In a 74-71 loss to Kentucky, he led rebounding with 8 and also had 5 assists.

Beal has won the StatSheet NCAA Freshman of the Week an astounding 3 times. The runner-up is Anthony Davis from Kentucky. Honorable mention goes to Andre Hollins from Minnesota.

StatSheet NCAA 6th Man of the Week: Colorado State's Jesse Carr

Junior Jesse Carr averaged 31 minutes over two games for the Rams. In a big 81-60 win over TCU, Carr chalked up 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Then in a 79-69 loss to San Diego State, he contributed 17 points and 2 assists.

This is the first time this season Carr has won the StatSheet NCAA 6th Man of the Week award. David Pellom, a junior forward from George Washington, is runner-up. Dave Barnett, a senior guard/forward from Buffalo, wins honorable mention. The highest ranking 6th man from Southern Miss was Neil Watson who finished 10th.

Weekly Leaders

Scoring: Mitchell Watt, Buffalo: 32 PPG
Rebounding: Omondi Amoke, Cal State Fullerton: 21 RPG
Assists: Jeremiah Ostrowski, Hawaii: 11 APG
Blocked Shots: Jake Cohen, Davidson: 7 BPG
Free Throws: Steven Idlet, Tulsa: 14 PPG
Three Pointers: Akeem Ellis, Coppin State: 6 TPG
Steals: Arsalan Kazemi, Rice: 5 SPG

Florida State Moves Up 7 Spots to #10 in AP Poll: Mar 12th, 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Louisville is ranked #17 in the AP Top 25 poll this week, and is one of four newcomers. Florida State is the biggest gainer this week, hopping seven spots to #10.

Kentucky stays number one for the seventh week in a row. Louisville enters the Top 25 with a win on the road over Seton Hall, 61-55, an upset win on the road over then-9th ranked Marquette, 84-71, and an upset win on the road over then-23rd ranked Notre Dame, 64-50. Vanderbilt comes in at #20 with wins against 1st ranked Kentucky, 71-64, Ole Miss, 65-53, and Georgia, 63-41. New Mexico shows up at #21 with wins against then-18th ranked San Diego State, 68-59, then-20th ranked UNLV, 72-67, and Air Force, 79-64. Saint Mary's also enters the Top 25 at #24. Temple falls out of the Top 25 this week with an upset loss on the road to Massachusetts, 77-71. Notre Dame drops out after a win against South Florida, 57-53 and a loss to Louisville. Gonzaga drops out after a loss to Saint Mary's, 78-74. Iowa State also drops out this week.

Florida State is a big mover this week, vaulting seven places to #10, following a win on the road over Miami (FL), 82-71, an upset win on the road over then-6th ranked Duke, 62-59, and an upset win on the road over 4th ranked North Carolina, 85-82.

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AP Top 25
1.	Kentucky	32-2
2.	Syracuse	31-2
3.	Missouri	30-4
4.	UNC	29-5
5.	MSU	27-7
6.	Kansas	27-6
7.	OSU	27-7
8.	Duke	27-6
9.	Baylor	27-7
10.	FSU	24-9
11.	MARQ	25-7
12.	MURRAY	30-1
13.	Michigan	24-9
14.	WISC	24-9
15.	GTOWN	23-8
16.	Indiana	25-8
17.	Lville	26-9
18.	WSU	26-5
19.	CREI	28-5
20.	Vandy	24-10
21.	Lobos	27-6
22.	SDSU	26-7
23.	UNLV	26-8
24.	SMC	27-5
25.	Florida	23-10
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AP Top 25 By Conference

Conf	Top 25 Teams	Conf Teams	Pct in Top 25
Big Ten	5	12	41.7%
Big East	4	16	25.0%
SEC	3	12	25.0%
ACC	3	12	25.0%
Big 12	3	10	30.0%
Mountain West	3	8	37.5%
Missouri Valley	2	10	20.0%
Ohio Valley	1	11	9.1%
West Coast	1	9	11.1%

On this day 3 years ago - Mar 11, 2009

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:34:03 +0000

Is there anything sweeter than blowing out a conference opponent? That happened on this day as USM beat UCF by 24 points on the road. Courtney Beasley led the team in scoring. He had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists.

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Southern Miss Kept from C-USA Championship by Marshall 73-62

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Second-seeded Southern Miss bows out of the C-USA Tournament one game short of the finals after a 73-62 upset loss to sixth-seeded Marshall. Marshall was not unbeatable early with only a 29-28 halftime lead but created enough separation at the end to pull away for the easy victory.

Southern Miss wraps up the regular season and conference tournament with a 25-8 overall record and an 11-5 record and second place regular season finish in the C-USA.

Angelo Johnson led the scoring for Southern Miss and put up 24 points on 64% shooting. Darnell Dodson, Neil Watson, and Maurice Bolden also added 13, nine, and six points, respectively.

Marshall got an edge from tough play under the basket, resulting in a 32 to 18 cushion in defensive rebounds.

Leading the Thundering Herd, Damier Pitts put up 24 points. After that, DeAndre Kane had 14 points, Dennis Tinnon had 10, and Shaquille Johnson had nine.

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Damier Pitts	37	24	5	2	0	0	4
A	Dennis Tinnon	37	10	13	0	0	1	2
A	DeAndre Kane	36	14	3	7	0	1	6
B	Nigel Spikes	15	2	5	0	0	2	1
B	S. Johnson	27	9	5	2	0	0	2
B-	Robert Goff	24	5	2	1	1	2	0
C+	Dago Pena	21	9	1	0	0	0	1
-	Yous Mbao	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Angelo Johnson	33	24	2	2	3	0	2
B+	Darnell Dodson	23	13	6	0	2	1	0
B	Neil Watson	26	9	6	1	4	0	0
C+	Maurice Bolden	26	6	5	1	1	1	0
C+	Torye Pelham	14	4	3	0	0	0	0
C	Rashard McGill	22	1	7	1	0	0	0
C	LaShay Page	39	5	2	0	0	0	0
D+	Jonathan Mills	16	0	4	0	0	0	1

Southern Miss Game Notes:

Angelo Johnson has led the team in scoring in 5 out of 33 games this season.
Southern Miss has lost 75% of the time this season (1-3) after recording 8 or fewer free throws made.
This marks the 6th 20-point game of Angelo Johnson's career.
Angelo Johnson set a career high with 11 field goals made.
USM set a season low for turnovers.

Marshall Game Notes:

Damier Pitts accounted for 32.8% of the team's points.
Dennis Tinnon accounted for 36.1% of the team's rebounds.
Dennis Tinnon recorded a double-double. It was the 11th of his career.
Dennis Tinnon recorded the 19th double digit rebound game of his career.
Dennis Tinnon recorded a team season high in defensive rebounds with 13.

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Marshall vs Southern Miss: Recap Notes

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:59:00 +0000

Southern Miss Game Notes:

This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 0:38 left to go.
Southern Miss has lost 75% of the time this season (1-3) after recording 8 or fewer free throws made.
USM set a season low for turnovers.
Angelo Johnson accounted for 38.7% of the team's points.
Angelo Johnson has led the team in scoring in 5 out of 33 games this season.
This marks the 6th 20-point game of Angelo Johnson's career.
Angelo Johnson set a career high with 11 field goals made.
Darnell Dodson has 3 straight double-digit point games.
Rashard McGill set a career high with 5 offensive rebounds.

Marshall Game Notes:

Dennis Tinnon recorded a team season high in defensive rebounds with 13.
Damier Pitts accounted for 32.8% of the team's points.
Dennis Tinnon accounted for 36.1% of the team's rebounds.
Damier Pitts has led the team in scoring 12 times in 33 games this season.
Dennis Tinnon has led the team in rebounding 23 times in 33 games this season.
Dennis Tinnon recorded the 19th double digit rebound game of his career.
Dennis Tinnon recorded a double-double. It was the 11th of his career.
This marks the 15th 20-point game of Damier Pitts's career.
Damier Pitts has 14 straight double-digit point games.
DeAndre Kane has 8 straight double-digit point games.

Marshall vs Southern Miss: Boxscore

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:58:00 +0000

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	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
D. Tinnon	*	37	10	5-7	71	5-7	71	0-0		0-0		0	13	13	0	0	1	2	3
D. Pitts	*	37	24	7-12	58	3-6	50	4-6	66	6-6	100	1	4	5	2	0	0	4	2
D. Kane	*	36	14	6-12	50	5-8	62	1-4	25	1-3	33	0	3	3	7	0	1	6	3
S. Johnson	*	27	9	2-5	40	1-3	33	1-2	50	4-4	100	0	5	5	2	0	0	2	3
R. Goff	*	24	5	2-4	50	2-4	50	0-0		1-2	50	0	2	2	1	1	2	0	3
D. Pena		21	9	3-5	60	0-0	0	3-5	60	0-0		1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
N. Spikes		15	2	0-1	0	0-1	0	0-0		2-2	100	2	3	5	0	0	2	1	1
Y. Mbao		3	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MARSH		200	73	25-46	54	16-29	55	9-17	52	14-17	82	4	32	36	12	1	6	16	17
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
USM		200	62	25-73	34	21-55	38	4-18	22	8-14	57	18	18	36	5	10	2	3	17
L. Page	*	39	5	2-7	28	1-3	33	1-4	25	0-0		0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3
M. Bolden	*	26	6	3-11	27	3-9	33	0-2	0	0-0		5	0	5	1	1	1	0	0
R. McGill	*	22	1	0-5	0	0-5	0	0-0		1-2	50	5	2	7	1	0	0	0	2
J. Mills	*	16	0	0-6	0	0-6	0	0-0		0-0		0	4	4	0	0	0	1	4
A. Johnson		33	24	11-17	64	10-14	71	1-3	33	1-1	100	0	2	2	2	3	0	2	3
N. Watson		26	9	3-12	25	3-9	33	0-3	0	3-5	60	2	4	6	1	4	0	0	2
D. Dodson		23	13	4-13	30	2-7	28	2-6	33	3-4	75	3	3	6	0	2	1	0	1
T. Pelham		14	4	2-2	100	2-2	100	0-0		0-2	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	2
C. Jenkins		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF

Referees

	Since 1996				2011-2012
	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Primary Confs
Zelton Steed	873	36.7	259	684	52	36.6	21	39	C-USA, Missouri Valley, SWAC
Kipp Kissinger	419	36.8	115	309	66	37.5	23	46	Missouri Valley, Horizon, Big 12
Darron George	359	39.0	125	359	44	37.5	22	34	C-USA, Southland, Big 12

Fouls: Marshall 17, Southern Miss 17, Total 34
DQs: Marshall 0, Southern Miss 0, Total 0
Technical Fouls: Marshall 0, Southern Miss 0, Total 0