Northwestern State faces Southern Miss following Sharp's 34-point showing

Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-0) at Northwestern State Demons (6-2)

Natchitoches, Louisiana; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern State plays the Southern Miss Golden Eagles after Demarcus Sharp scored 34 points in Northwestern State's 102-96 victory over the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.

The Demons are 1-1 in home games. Northwestern State ranks seventh in the Southland in rebounding with 30.5 rebounds. Jalen Hampton leads the Demons with 6.1 boards.

The Golden Eagles are 2-0 on the road. Southern Miss ranks fifth in the Sun Belt scoring 38.0 points per game in the paint led by Denijay Harris averaging 5.0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sharp is scoring 14.8 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Demons. Ja'Monta Black is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers for Northwestern State.

Austin Crowley is averaging 16.5 points and 2.9 steals for the Golden Eagles. Felipe Haase is averaging 15.9 points and 6.8 rebounds for Southern Miss.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.