Pinckney leads Southern Miss against UL Monroe after 22-point game

UL Monroe Warhawks (11-15, 7-6 Sun Belt) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (22-4, 11-2 Sun Belt)

Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss plays the UL Monroe Warhawks after DeAndre Pinckney scored 22 points in Southern Miss' 82-71 victory over the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

The Golden Eagles are 13-0 in home games. Southern Miss is fourth in the Sun Belt scoring 75.7 points while shooting 46.4% from the field.

The Warhawks have gone 7-6 against Sun Belt opponents. UL Monroe is fifth in the Sun Belt with 13.5 assists per game led by Jamari Blackmon averaging 3.3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Austin Crowley is scoring 17.3 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. Felipe Haase is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Southern Miss.

Thomas Howell is averaging 9.7 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Warhawks. Blackmon is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games for UL Monroe.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Eagles: 9-1, averaging 74.0 points, 32.2 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 7.9 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points per game.

Warhawks: 4-6, averaging 64.2 points, 32.0 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.9 points.

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