Victor Hart stars as Southern Miss beats No. 19 James Madison 81-71
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Victor Hart scored 16 points and Andre Curbelo had 15 points and nine assists, helping Southern Miss beat No. 19 James Madison 81-71 on Saturday.
Austin Crowley had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Golden Eagles (8-7, 2-1 Sun Belt), who earned their second straight win. Cobie Montgomery scored 12 points on 4-for-4 shooting.
“I thought our preparation was good, our approach to the game was good,” Southern Miss coach Jay Ladner said. “They battled and played the way you’re supposed to play and played with great effort, intensity and teamwork. They did the things they have to do to beat a great team like James Madison.”
Southern Miss shot 49.1% from the field, compared to 39.4% for James Madison. The Golden Eagles also enjoyed a big advantage at the line, making 25 of 33 free throws while the Dukes connected on 13 of 19 foul shots.
Hart went 5 for 11 from the field and 5 for 6 at the line. He also had seven rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots.
T.J. Bickerstaff had 14 points and 16 rebounds for James Madison (14-1, 2-1), which trailed 44-35 at halftime. Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 15 points, and Noah Freidel had 13.
The Dukes entered as the Sun Belt’s top scoring offense and second in 3-point shooting. They were held 20 points under their scoring average and went 2 for 17 from beyond the arc.
“I thought we competed hard,” James Madison coach Mark Byington said. “Look, this thing’s not easy. We missed some shots, we missed some plays. Our defense wasn’t sharp in the first half. ... We came in and played a team that’s talented. They had a great environment in here. It was very chaotic. ... I don’t think that got to us, but I think it energized them.”
James Madison was the first nationally ranked team to visit Southern Miss since then-No. 22 Central Florida in January 2011. The Golden Eagles also won that game, 86-69.
James Madison closed to 64-60 on Michael Green III’s layup with 6:14 left, but Southern Miss responded with a 9-0 run. Hart opened the spurt with a 3 and closed it out with two foul shots that made it 73-60 with 4:26 remaining.
“If you didn’t get your $10 worth, or however little bit of money we charge to get in, from that game then I don’t know what else to tell you,” Ladner said. “That was a heck of a game against a heck of an opponent.”
BIG PICTURE
James Madison: The Dukes had won seven consecutive true road games dating to last season. It was their first double-digit loss since falling 83-70 to the Golden Eagles in the same building a year ago.
Southern Miss: The Eagles had 17 fast-break points, compared to eight for James Madison.
UP NEXT
James Madison: Hosts South Alabama on Thursday night.
Southern Miss: Visits ULM on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | T.J. Bickerstaff vs. Victor Iwuakor (Julien Wooden gains possession) | ||
| 19:34 | | Victor Iwuakor shooting foul (T.J. Bickerstaff draws the foul) | ||
| 19:34 |  | +1 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | | +1 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | | +2 | Austin Crowley makes two point layup (Donovan Ivory assists) | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | | Michael Green III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:56 | | Austin Crowley defensive rebound | ||
| 18:46 | | Victor Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:44 | | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | ||
| 18:34 | | +2 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists) | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | | Victor Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:09 | | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | ||
| 18:05 | | +2 | Austin Crowley makes two point driving layup | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | | Austin Crowley personal foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 17:34 | | Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:32 | | Donovan Ivory defensive rebound | ||
| 17:25 | | Andre Curbelo misses two point layup | ||
| 17:23 | | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | ||
| 17:11 | | T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:09 | | Noah Freidel offensive rebound | ||
| 17:03 | | +2 | Julien Wooden makes two point putback layup (Noah Freidel assists) | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | | Andre Curbelo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:47 | | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | ||
| 16:36 | | Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:34 | | Austin Crowley defensive rebound | ||
| 16:28 | | +2 | Austin Crowley makes two point driving finger roll layup | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | | Julien Wooden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:05 | | Andre Curbelo defensive rebound | ||
| 15:58 | | Julien Wooden shooting foul (Austin Crowley draws the foul) | ||
| 15:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:58 | | +1 | Austin Crowley makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 6-7 |
| 15:58 | | +1 | Austin Crowley makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 6-8 |
| 15:58 | | +1 | Austin Crowley makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 6-9 |
| 15:36 | | Victor Iwuakor blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point jump shot | ||
| 15:34 | | Donovan Ivory defensive rebound | ||
| 15:25 | | Mo Arnold misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:23 | | Michael Green III defensive rebound | ||
| 15:09 | | Julien Wooden misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:07 | | Jaylen Carey offensive rebound | ||
| 15:00 | | +2 | Julien Wooden makes two point layup (Jaylen Carey assists) | 8-9 |
| 14:40 | | +2 | Victor Hart makes two point layup | 8-11 |
| 14:21 | | Michael Green III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:19 | | Jaylen Carey offensive rebound | ||
| 14:15 | | +2 | Jaylen Carey makes two point putback dunk | 10-11 |
| 13:51 | | Jaylen Carey shooting foul (Austin Crowley draws the foul) | ||
| 13:51 | | +1 | Austin Crowley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-12 |
| 13:51 | | +1 | Austin Crowley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-13 |
| 13:30 | | Austin Crowley shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 13:30 | | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-13 |
| 13:30 | | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-13 |
| 13:14 | | +3 | Mo Arnold makes three point jump shot (Andre Curbelo assists) | 12-16 |
| 12:55 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 12:53 | | Dukes offensive rebound | ||
| 12:40 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:38 | | Jaylen Carey offensive rebound | ||
| 12:34 | | +2 | Jaylen Carey makes two point putback layup | 14-16 |
| 12:14 | | Donovan Ivory misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:12 | | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | ||
| 12:12 | | Jaylen Carey personal foul | ||
| 12:11 | | Raekwon Horton shooting foul (Cobie Montgomery draws the foul) | ||
| 12:11 | | +1 | Cobie Montgomery makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-17 |
| 12:11 | | +1 | Cobie Montgomery makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-18 |
| 11:52 | | Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:50 | | Tegra Izay defensive rebound | ||
| 11:48 | | Jump ball. Tegra Izay vs. Noah Freidel (Tegra Izay gains possession) | ||
| 11:48 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Andre Curbelo makes two point floating jump shot | 14-20 |
| 11:20 | | Michael Green III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Donovan Ivory defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Noah Freidel shooting foul (Andre Curbelo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:05 | | +1 | Andre Curbelo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-21 |
| 11:05 | | +1 | Andre Curbelo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-22 |
| 10:52 | | +2 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists) | 16-22 |
| 10:32 | | Donovan Ivory misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Raekwon Horton misses two point layup | ||
| 10:12 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 10:08 | | Raekwon Horton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | +2 | Raekwon Horton makes two point layup | 18-22 |
| 9:45 | | +2 | Mo Arnold makes two point layup (Andre Curbelo assists) | 18-24 |
| 9:31 | | +2 | Noah Freidel makes two point layup (T.J. Bickerstaff assists) | 20-24 |
| 9:14 | | +2 | Cobie Montgomery makes two point layup (Andre Curbelo assists) | 20-26 |
| 8:52 | | +2 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists) | 22-26 |
| 8:34 | | Andre Curbelo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Dukes turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 8:10 | | T.J. Bickerstaff shooting foul (Victor Iwuakor draws the foul) | ||
| 8:10 | | Victor Iwuakor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:10 | | Victor Iwuakor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:10 | | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:42 | | Julien Wooden misses two point layup | ||
| 7:40 | | Cobie Montgomery defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Victor Hart misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Donovan Ivory offensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | +2 | Donovan Ivory makes two point layup | 22-28 |
| 7:01 | | Michael Green III misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Julien Wooden offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Victor Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Victor Iwuakor makes two point hook shot (Andre Curbelo assists) | 22-30 |
| 6:09 | | Victor Iwuakor blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 6:07 | | Dukes offensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Victor Hart blocks Noah Freidel's two point layup | ||
| 6:03 | | Victor Iwuakor defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. blocks Victor Hart's two point layup | ||
| 5:56 | | Victor Iwuakor offensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +2 | Victor Iwuakor makes two point putback layup | 22-32 |
| 5:47 | | Dukes 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:41 | | Victor Iwuakor shooting foul (Noah Freidel draws the foul) | ||
| 5:41 | | +1 | Noah Freidel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-32 |
| 5:41 | | Noah Freidel misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:41 | | Victor Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Andre Curbelo makes two point floating jump shot | 23-34 |
| 5:17 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Victor Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Victor Hart turnover (Noah Freidel steals) | ||
| 5:07 | | +3 | Noah Freidel makes three point jump shot | 26-34 |
| 4:46 | | Andre Curbelo turnover (Michael Green III steals) | ||
| 4:44 | | Michael Green III turnover (Victor Hart steals) | ||
| 4:43 | | Michael Green III personal foul (Victor Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | +1 | Victor Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-35 |
| 4:43 | | +1 | Victor Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-36 |
| 4:43 | | Official timeout | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | T.J. Bickerstaff makes two point layup | 28-36 |
| 4:13 | | +3 | Cobie Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Donovan Ivory assists) | 28-39 |
| 3:50 | | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 30-39 |
| 3:36 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:20 | | Donovan Ivory misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | T.J. Bickerstaff misses two point layup | ||
| 3:00 | | Victor Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Xavier Brown personal foul (Bryson Hall draws the foul) | ||
| 2:43 | | +1 | Bryson Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-40 |
| 2:43 | | Bryson Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:43 | | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Cobie Montgomery shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:25 | | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-40 |
| 1:58 | | +2 | Victor Hart makes two point layup (Andre Curbelo assists) | 31-42 |
| 1:38 | | Xavier Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Mo Arnold defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Victor Hart misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Raekwon Horton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup | 33-42 |
| 1:00 | | Noah Freidel personal foul (Mo Arnold draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | +1 | Mo Arnold makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-43 |
| 1:00 | | +1 | Mo Arnold makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-44 |
| 0:41 | | Mo Arnold personal foul (Michael Green III draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | Noah Freidel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Mo Arnold defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Andre Curbelo misses two point layup | ||
| 0:20 | | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 35-44 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |