Tougaloo 35, at Southern Mississippi 82

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Interstat) — Southern Mississippi opened its men’s NCAA Division I basketball season with an 82-35 victory over non-divisional opponent Tougaloo on Monday at Reed Green Coliseum. The Golden Eagles improved to 1-0 in front of an announced attendance of 2,337. Southern Mississippi scored 82 points from 75 possessions, an offensive rating of 109.4. Tougaloo, the visiting team, scored 35 points. Southern Mississippi fell behind when Eric Steward made a layup 5 seconds into the game to give Tougaloo a 2-0 lead. The Golden Eagles answered with 22 consecutive points. Anthony Igiede started the run with a layup and… Read more...