Scores

Final

UC Irvine 67

(0-4, 0-2 away)

Southern Miss 78

(3-1, 1-0 home)

Coverage: FCS

12:30 AM ET, November 25, 2011

Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK

1 2 T
UCI 24 4367
USM 30 4878

Top Performers

UC Irvine: C. McNealy 15 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl

Southern Miss: T. Pelham 17 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Southern Miss. 78, UC Irvine 67

Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Torye Pelham scored 17 points and Maurice Bolden had a double-double Thursday night to lead Southern Miss past UC Irvine 78-67 in the Great Alaska Shootout.

Bolden had 14 points and 10 rebounds, LaShay Page scored 15 points, and Neil Watson had 10 points and nine assists for the Golden Eagles (3-1).

Daman Starring and Chris McNealy led the Anteaters (0-4) with 15 points apiece. Aaron Wright scored 13 and Michael Wilder 11. McNealy had 11 rebounds.

The Golden Eagles, who won their second in a row, will play New Mexico State in the semifinals Friday. UC Irvine will face Central Michigan in the consolation round.

Southern Miss outrebounded UC Irvine 46-39.

The Golden Eagles sprinted ahead 12-3 and never trailed.

Starring and Pelham staged a first-half shootout, each scoring 12 points, as Southern Miss grabbed a 30-24 edge at the break.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UCI
USM
Points 67 78
FG Made-Attempted 21-58 (.362) 25-66 (.379)
3P Made-Attempted 6-17 (.353) 6-19 (.316)
FT Made-Attempted 19-26 (.731) 22-28 (.786)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 27 (0/0) 24 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 15

Game Leaders

 
UCI
USM
PointsD. Starring 15T. Pelham 17
ReboundsC. McNealy 11M. Bolden 10
AssistsC. McNealy 3N. Watson 9
StealsC. McNealy 3N. Watson 2
BlocksC. Woods 1M. Bolden 3
Team Stats: UC Irvine | Southern Miss

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 25, 2011 @USM 78, UCI 67Recap

Next 5 Games

UCI
USM
11/26 @UAA 4:00pm
12/03 USD 10:00pm
12/10 VANG 10:00pm
12/13 @WYO 9:00pm
12/15 @LSU 8:00pm
 11/26 NMSU 12:00am
11/27 MURR 12:00am
12/04 NMSU 2:00pm
12/07 @USA 8:05pm
12/10 LT 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: UC Irvine | Southern Miss