Despite struggles throughout the game with shooting the ball, Southern Miss (3-3) relied on a strong defensive performance to fight for a 60-47 victory over Louisiana Monroe (ULM, 2-4). The victory gives Southern Miss its first consecutive wins of the season.
“I’m just proud of our defensive game plan [and] I was proud of our defensive effort,” Head Coach Jay Ladner said. “Of course, when you hold a team to 35%, you know you’re doing good. We didn’t shoot much better, but we did score some key times.”
While the Golden Eagles shot with an overall accuracy of 34%, top scorers LaDavius Draine and Tae Hardy gave the team much needed offensive production.