Early in the first half, redshirt junior forward Tim Rowe pushed Southern Miss (12-9, 4-5 C-USA) ahead 9-2 with a momentum-shifting three-pointer. Southern Miss dominated Marshall (12-9, 5-3 C-USA) out of the gates with its shooting, going 7-for-13 behind the three-point line in the first half and shooting 64.6 percent overall in the 101-51 win on Saturday night.
Still feeling the effects from a close loss on Thursday night against Western Kentucky, the Golden Eagles bounced back as a more focused team, according to junior forward Leonard Harper-Baker.
“I just think we came out with tremendous focus tonight,” Harper-Baker, who finished with a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds, said.