Great Alaska Shootout - UC Irvine vs Southern Miss Recap - Southern Miss Wins 78-67
Great Alaska Shootout - UC Irvine vs Southern Miss Recap - Southern Miss Wins 78-67
Southern Miss got 17 points from Torye Pelham en route to a 78-67 victory over UC Irvine on Thursday at Sullivan Arena.
Southern Miss won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the 12-point spread.
LaShay Page had 15 points for Southern Miss and Maurice Bolden chipped in with 14 points. Neil Watson had 9 assists for them, while Maurice Bolden was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
UC Irvine got 15 points from Daman Starring in a losing cause and another 15 points from Chris McNealy. Daman Starring contributed 3 assists for them, while Chris McNealy had 11 rebounds.
Southern Miss hit the break leading 30-24 before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored Southern Miss as they grabbed 46 boards, while UC Irvine only had 39.

