Scores

Final

Southern Miss 62

(17-4, 6-0 C-USA)

Tulsa 59

(12-9, 4-3 C-USA)

4:05 PM ET, January 26, 2013

Donald Reynolds Center, Tulsa, OK

1 2 T
USM 31 3162
TLSA 30 2959

Top Performers

Southern Miss: J. Mills 9 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Blk

Tulsa: J. Woodard 13 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl

Southern Miss. 62, Tulsa 59

Associated Press

TULSA, Okla. -- Dwayne Davis and Jerrold Brooks scored 11 points each, and Jonathan Mills grabbed 11 rebounds as Southern Mississippi won its ninth game in a row, beating Tulsa 62-59 on Saturday.

The Golden Eagles (17-4, 6-0 Conference USA) have won 11 of their last 12. They owned a 44-29 rebounding edge and outscored the Golden Hurricane 24-10 in the paint.

Southern Miss led for the final 12 minutes, but Tulsa pulled within 58-57 on Pat Swilling Jr.'s 3-pointer with 1:48 left. Neil Watson made a free throw with 19 seconds left for the Golden Eagles, and Jonathan Mills made three free throws in the final 8 seconds. Tulsa got off one last shot but missed before the buzzer.

Swilling led Tulsa (12-9, 4-3) with 14 points. James Woodard had 13 points, seven rebounds and four steals, Kauri Black scored 12 and Scottie Haralson added 11 points for the Golden Hurricane.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
USM
TLSA
Points 62 59
FG Made-Attempted 23-59 (.390) 16-46 (.348)
3P Made-Attempted 7-23 (.304) 9-25 (.360)
FT Made-Attempted 9-16 (.563) 18-26 (.692)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 25 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 11 6

Game Leaders

 
USM
TLSA
PointsJ. Brooks 11P. Swilling, Jr. 14
ReboundsJ. Mills 11J. Woodard 7
AssistsN. Watson 4S. Harrison 3
StealsN. Watson 2J. Woodard 4
BlocksD. Boardingham 1K. Black 2
Team Stats: Southern Miss | Tulsa

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 26, 2013 USM 62, @TLSA 59Recap

Next 5 Games

USM
TLSA
02/02 @UAB 8:00pm
02/06 @UCF 7:00pm
02/09 MEM 4:00pm
02/13 TULN 8:00pm
02/16 @ECU 5:00pm
 02/02 @MEM 2:00pm
02/06 UAB 8:05pm
02/09 @UTEP 9:00pm
02/16 HOU 4:30pm
02/20 ECU 8:05pm
Complete Schedule: Southern Miss | Tulsa

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Memphis16-030-4
Southern Miss12-425-9
UCF9-720-11
Houston7-919-12
East Carolina9-718-12
Tulane6-1019-14
UTEP10-618-14
Tulsa8-817-15
UAB7-916-17
Southern Methodist5-1115-17
Marshall6-1013-19
Rice1-155-26
View expanded standings »