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Southern MissTuesday, November 3

Southern Miss opens its basketball season with an 82-35 win over Tougaloo

The Daily Hattiesburg teamFrom Tuesday’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

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If you missed it, Southern Miss men's basketball opened the 2026-27 season Monday night at . Tougaloo scored first, then the Golden Eagles ran off 22 straight points and led 45-12 at halftime.

Southern Miss won its opener by 47 points

  • Tougaloo35
    Southern Miss82
    FinalMonday, Nov. 2, at Reed Green Coliseum

Sources: WDAM, HubCitySPOKES

The defense was the point. Coach Jay Ladner wasn't pleased after a 102-71 exhibition loss at Houston Christian, and the team spent the next four days on defense. "I thought our defensive effort was much better," Ladner said.

  • Isaac Taveras: 12 points, nine rebounds
  • Cameron Wallace: 11 points, eight rebounds
  • Bench: 45 points, with 13 Golden Eagles scoring
  • Next: Fri., Nov. 6, at Iowa State, 7 p.m.

Southern Miss ran away early and kept going

22-2
Southern Miss lead less than five minutes in
47 points
the largest margin in the series with Tougaloo
11
straight home-opener wins for Southern Miss
20.9%
Tougaloo's shooting from the floor

Sources: WDAM, HubCitySPOKES

Sources: WDAM, HubCitySPOKES

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