November 20, 2012  

Bearkats Loses To Southern Miss. 61-49

by Cheval John

In the second game of the Progressive Legends classic, Southern Mississippi Eagles defeated Sam Houston State Bearkats 61-49.

The win increase the Eagles record to 4-0 while the Bearkats drop to 1-3.

The Eagles, who beat the Georgia Bulldogs 62-60 in OT, shot 50% from the field and went 6 of 19 from the three-point line.

Southern Miss outscored the Bearkats 28-4 in the paint.

“We’re really getting pounded inside on the glass,” head coach Jason Hooten said.

“The point guard (Darius Gatson) was the lead rebounder with six, that’s not good.”

Both teams came out of the gate and exchanged a total of 10 points early in the first half.

Then Southern Miss. exploded with a 14-3 run to lead it 19-8.

The Eagles didn’t look back as their defense kept the Kats out of rythm for the entire game.

The closest the Bearkats came toward tying the game late in the second half.

The Eagles was leading 45-40 when the Bearkats went on a 6-2 run to cut the lead at 47-44 courtesy of Nathaniel Mason.

But Southern Miss. was too much as they closed it out on two clutch three-pointers by Dwayne Davis and the relentless scoring by Jonathan Mills.

Davis finished the game with 27 points, four rebounds, two steals and two assists while Mills scored 12 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks and two steals.

Jeremy McKay led the Kats with 10 points.

The sub-regional of the Progressive Legends Classic continues tomorrow as UC-Irvine faces Southern Miss. at 5 p.m. and the Bearkats facing Liberty Flames at 7 p.m.

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About Cheval John

Cheval John is the Founder and CEO of Vallano Media, LLC, a marketing agency which helps small to mid-sized businesses use social media correctly to build a loyal following and in the process become more profitable. Cheval was the host of "What's The Word?" a podcast about finding out what inspires people to choose their respective careers and how social media impacted their lives and business He is the author of two books including the Amazon Best-Seller, "8 Lessons Every Podcaster Needs To Learn." He has spoken at Social Media Week Lima in Ohio and at Social Media Day Houston 2017 about topics around live streaming and podcasting. Cheval has been featured in media outlets including Ebony Magazine, Social Media Today and Forbes. He was named a Houston Top 25 Social Media Power Influencer (2016 and 2017) and a Twitter (Now X)Top 50 Influencer by Onalytica in 2018.

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