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Southern Miss visits Skinner and SMU

Southern Miss Lady Eagles (6-2) at SMU Mustangs (2-5)

Dallas; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: SMU hosts Southern Miss after Tyi Skinner scored 27 points in SMU’s 84-61 win over the Winthrop Eagles.

The Mustangs are 1-2 on their home court. SMU is sixth in the ACC with 11.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Miriam Ibezim averaging 3.7.

The Lady Eagles have gone 1-0 away from home. Southern Miss is second in the Sun Belt scoring 81.1 points per game and is shooting 43.9%.

SMU’s average of 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Southern Miss allows. Southern Miss averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.6 more made shots on average than the 5.0 per game SMU allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Skinner is shooting 35.8% and averaging 14.2 points for the Mustangs. Kyla Deck is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers.

Carly Keats is shooting 42.9% from beyond the arc with 3.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Lady Eagles, while averaging 14.1 points. Meloney Thames is averaging 12.5 points.

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