Final
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Southern Mississippi routs Dillard 87-55

Dec 31, 2009 - 4:14 AM HATTIESBURG, Miss.(AP) -- Maurice Bolden scored 18 points and was one of 11 players to score for Southern Mississippi in an 87-55 win over Dillard on Wednesday night.

The Golden Eagles (9-3) shot 61.5 percent from the field in the first half and built a 46-23 halftime lead.

Southern Miss then used its depth and a 49-27 rebounding margin to put the Bleu Devils away in the second half.

Josimar Ayarza scored 17 and Buchi Awaji added 13 for the Golden Eagles, who improved to 4-0 against NAIA opponents.

Southern Miss won by its second largest margin of the season after losing to Canisius and North Florida.

Cornice Wingate scored 16 to lead Dillard, which counted the game as an exhibition.






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    DILLARD 55
    SOUTHERN MISS 87 FINAL

    Dec 30 9:43 PM


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    HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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    DILLARD 23 23
    SOUTHERN MISS 46 46 HALFTIME
    HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
    DILLARD - CORNICE WINGATE 10, MICO SJEKLOCA 6,
    AVRY INGRAM 5
    SOUTHERN MISS - JOSIMAR AYARZA 13, MAURICE BOLDEN 10,
    BUCHI AWAJI 9

    Dec 30 8:49 PM