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Recap - Southern Mississippi Defeats Florida Atlantic 68-66
LaDavius Draine scored 16 points leading Southern Mississippi to a 68-66 victory over Florida Atlantic at Reed Green Coliseum on Thursday.
Southern Mississippi was an underdog by +2.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Southern Mississippi got 16 points from Tyler Stevenson and another 11 points from Leonard Harper-Baker. Leonard Harper-Baker contributed 6 assists, while LaDavius Draine cleaned the glass with 11 rebounds.
Florida Atlantic got 21 points from Jailyn Ingram in a losing cause and another 12 points from Aleksandar Zecevic. Cornelius Taylor contributed 5 assists for them, while Jailyn Ingram had 8 rebounds.
Southern Mississippi trailed at halftime, 33-32.
Southern Mississippi had a 39-28 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Southern Mississippi takes its act home to face Florida International looking for another win. For Florida Atlantic, they head on the road to face Louisiana Tech.