Southern Miss had three players score in double figures, but the Golden Eagles could not overcome a 15-point halftime deficit in a 61-56 loss at Savannah State Friday night at Tiger Arena in non-conference basketball action. The Golden Eagles (8-6) lost their third consecutive contest, while finishing the non-conference portion of the schedule for the second-straight season with a setback on the road at SSU.Southern Miss, which trailed the entire game, fell behind big in the first half as they missed their first seven shots from the field and committed four turnovers. The Tigers (8-12) had a two-game losing streak snapped as they led by as many as 19 points in the opening half after a bucket from Chris Linton to make the score 23-4 with 8:12 remaining.
Linton led the Tigers with 12 points, while Lazarius Coleman added 11 as SSU converted 51.2 percent (21-of-41) in the contest.
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Wow! Talk about a butt kicking--Savannah State received one in a 75-48 rout at Maryland on January 2nd, but took it out on Southern Mississippi.
Too bad the local press provided little or no newspaper coverage at this Savannah State University home game. Shame on the hometown newspaper, the Savannah Morning News.
After two upsets of the Golden Eagles, expect SSU to be in search of a new Division I game next season.
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