Southern Miss Wraps Exhibition Slate at Houston Christian

HOUSTON, Texas – Southern Miss men's basketball wrapped up its exhibition slate Wednesday night with a 101-72 setback to Houston Christian at Sharp Gymnasium. The Golden Eagles were right in the middle of a back-and-forth opening stretch that featured five lead changes and four ties. Southern Miss used an early 9-0 run to build a five-point advantage before Houston Christian answered and eventually carried a 50-34 lead into halftime. Cameron Wallace paced Southern Miss with 20 points, scoring 14 before the break and adding six more in the second half. Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt finished with 12 points, while Anthony Igiede added...