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Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles vs Florida Atlantic Owls Recap - Florida Atlantic Wins 84-57
The battle between Florida Atlantic and Southern Mississippi didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Southern Mississippi was handed a 84-57 defeat on Saturday at FAU Arena.
Florida Atlantic won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -14.5-point spread as favorites.
Brandon Weatherspoon had 16 points for Florida Atlantic and Michael Forrest chipped in with 13 points. Michael Forrest had 5 assists for them, while Michael Forrest was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.
Southern Mississippi got a 19-point performance from Jaron Pierre Jr., who was supported by 12 points from DeAndre Pinckney. Walyn Napper had 4 assists in a losing cause for Southern Mississippi, while DeAndre Pinckney grabbed 5 rebounds.
Florida Atlantic led at halftime, $HalfScore.
The rebound battle favored Florida Atlantic as they grabbed 38 boards, while Southern Mississippi only had 29
Florida Atlantic heads into a battle against Western Kentucky. Southern Mississippi, meanwhile, will have their next action against UAB.