Jan. 12, 2013
Final Stats
| SOUTHERN MISS 73, HOUSTON 54 |
 |
| |
1 |
2 |
F |
| Houston (12-3, 1-1 C-USA) |
15 |
39 |
54 |
| Southern Miss (13-4, 2-0 C-USA) |
36 |
37 |
73 |
| Quick Stats |
UH |
USM |
| Points |
54 |
73 |
| Field Goals |
19-57 |
31-65 |
| 3-Point Field Goals |
4-25 |
5-15 |
| Free Throws |
12-22 |
6-13 |
| Rebounds |
45 |
36 |
| Fouls |
11 |
20 |
| Assists |
10 |
21 |
| Turnovers |
16 |
13 |
| Blocks |
3 |
1 |
| Steals |
8 |
8 |
| Statistical Leaders |
| Houston |
Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
| Joseph Young |
14 |
5 |
0 |
| TaShawn Thomas |
10 |
5 |
5 |
| Leon Gibson |
8 |
9 |
1 blk |
| Southern Miss |
Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
| Jerrold Brooks |
16 |
3 |
3 |
| Daveon Boardingham |
12 |
5 |
0 |
| Norville Carey |
11 |
2 |
0 |
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Jerrold Brooks scored 16 points and Southern Miss used a strong first half to beat Houston 73-54 on Saturday.
Daveon Boardingham finished with 12 points and Norville Carey had 11 for the Golden Eagles (13-4, 2-0 Conference USA), who have won five straight games. Jonathan Mills had 10 rebounds and six points.
With a 17-15 lead, Southern Miss closed the first half with a 19-0 run that was capped by Cedric Jenkins' jumper before heading into halftime with a 36-15 advantage. The Golden Eagles held Houston scoreless for the final 7 minutes of the half.
Jenkins knocked down a jumper with 3:30 left in the second half to give Southern Miss a 71-44 lead - its largest of the game.
Joseph Young scored 14 points shooting 1 of 8 from beyond the arc for the Cougars (12-3, 1-1), who had their seven-game winning streak snapped. TaShawn Thomas had 10 points.
