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HATTIESBURG, Mississippi - The McNeese Cowboys will conclude its pre-Southland Conference schedule this week, beginning on Sunday at Southern Mississippi.
Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. The game will broadcast on the McNeese Radio Network (Magic 92.1 FM or mymagiclc.com) and also on ESPN+.
Records:
McNeese 3-8
Southern Miss. 10-1
Last time out:
• McNeese dropped a 78-70 decision to ULL in the Legacy Center on Thursday night.
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Trae English led the Cowboys with 24 points, his second 20-point game of the season and third in his career.
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Christian Shumate added 16 points and 14 rebounds for his fourth double-double on the season and ninth in his career.
• Southern Miss defeated Lamar 91-65 last Tuesday in Beaumont.
Series:
• Sunday's game will be the 22nd all-time meeting with USM holding a 14-7 advantage.
• The two teams last met on Dec. 31, 2011 in Lake Charles with the Golden Eagles leaving with a 65-56 win.
• McNeese's last win over USM came on Dec. 23, 2007 in Hattiesburg by a 63-57 score.
Cowboy Notes:
• Shumate is one of only two players in the Southland to average a double-double (11.3 pts, 10.1 reb).
• Shumate is ranked No. 2 in the SLC and 17th in NCAA with 10.1 rebounds per game; 2nd in SLC and 23rd in NCAA with four double-doubles; 2nd in SLC and 13th in NCAA with 3.7 offensive rebounds per game; and 2nd in SLC and 13th in NCAA with 111 total rebounds.
• Against ULL, Shumate scored 10 of his 16 points off the offensive glass.
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Roberts Berze has hit 11 of 22 from 3FG range the last five games, all coming off the bench.
• McNeese is 2nd in SLC and 30th in NCAA with 13.0 offensive rebounds per game.
• The Cowboys have made at least one 3-pointer in 305 straight games.
Golden Eagles Notes:
• Southern Miss. will enter the game with a 10-1 record with its only loss coming at the hands of Southland foe Northwestern State, 84-82, in Natchitoches on Dec. 4.
• The Eagles are 5-0 at home this season.
• Mercer graduate transfer Filipe Haase is a preseason All-Sun Belt Conference 2nd team selection.
• Haase leads USM in both scoring (17.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg).
• Four USM players are averaging double-digits in scoring on the year.
• USM's victories includes a season-opening win at Vanderbilt, at Liberty, and a 2-1 mark vs. SLC opponents (0-1 vs. NSU, 2-0 vs. Lamar).
• The Eagles were picked to finish 13th in the SBC preseason poll.
