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Game notes: Rams, Golden Eagles clash in Governor's Cup championship

CSU faces Southern Miss tonight at 7 p.m. MT on ESPN2

Dec. 24, 2010

Colorado State vs. Southern Mississippi | Game 11
Dec. 24, 2010 | 7 p.m. MT | Cancun, Mexico | Poliforum Benito Juarez (5,800)

COLORADO STATE RAMS

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES

Record	7-3, 0-0 MWC
Last Game	vs. Ole Miss (W, 68-61)
Rank (AP \| ESPN/USA Today)	NR \| NR
Head Coach	Tim Miles
Overall Record	251-198 (16th Season)
Record at CSU	39-66 (Fourth Season)

Record	9-1, 0-0 C-USA
Last Game	vs. St. Louis (W, 74-67)
Rank (AP \| ESPN/USA Today)	NR \| NR
Head Coach	Larry Eustachy
Overall Record	364-240 (20th Season)
Record at Southern Miss	104-95 (Seventh Season)

CSU STATISTICAL LEADERS

USM STATISTICAL LEADERS

Minutes Played/Game	Andy Ogide (27.7)
Points/Game	Andy Ogide (16.8)
Rebounds/Game	Andy Ogide (8.1)
Assists	Jesse Carr (25)
Steals	Travis Franklin (18)
Three-Pointers	Adam Nigon (15)
Blocks	Pierce Hornung (6)
Field-Goal %	Pierce Hornung (.600)
Free-Throw %	Wes Eikmeier (.808)
Three-Point %	Dorian Green (.481)

Minutes Played/Game	Angelo Johnson (33.1)
Points/Game	Gary Flowers (20.1)
Rebounds/Game	D.J. Newbill/Gary Flowers (6.8)
Assists	Angelo Johnson (50)
Steals	D.J. Newbill (12)
Three-Pointers	D.J. Newbill (26)
Blocks	Gary Flowers (16)
Field-Goal %	Torye Pelham (.609)
Free-Throw %	Angelo Johnson (.816)
Three-Point %	Gary Flowers (.519)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Category	CSU	USM
Points/Game	76.8	80.7
Points Allowed/Game	71.7	63.5
Field-Goal %	.485	.462
Opponent Field-Goal %	.448	.472
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage	.374	.382
Opponent Three-Point %	.382	.328
Free-Throw %	.680	.729
Rebounds/Game	33.2	43.3
Rebounding Margin	-0.5	+10.5
Assists/Game	13.2	12.6
Turnovers/Game	13.6	13.0
Opponent Turnovers/Game	15.6	14.6
Steals/Game	7.8	5.9
Blocks/Game	2.2	4.8

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Television: ESPN2

Play-by-play: Bob Picozzi

Color Analyst: Miles Simon

DirecTV: 209 | 209 (HD)

Comcast Digital: 28 | 670 (HD)

Dish Network: 144 | 144 (HD)

Radio: Colorado State Sports Network

Voice of the Rams: Brian Roth

Denver: 560 AM (KLZ)

Fort Collins: 600 AM (KCOL)

Streaming: CSURams.com/allaccess

Live Stats:

CancunGovernorsCup.com

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• Schedule/Results
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Opening tip
Colorado State and Southern Mississippi square off in a Christmas Eve matchup tonight at Poliforum Beniot Jaurez in the championship game of the Cancun Governor’s Cup in Cancun, Mexico. Colorado State (7-3) advanced to the championship with a 68-61 victory over Ole Miss on Thursday night, while the Golden Eagles (9-1) picked up a 74-67 win over St. Louis in the other semifinal game.

The contest will be broadcast live on ESPN2 with Bob Picozzi calling the action and Miles Simon providing color analysis. Tip is set for 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT.

About Southern Mississippi
The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles are 9-1 entering tonight’s matchup against Colorado State, with their lone loss coming Dec. 4 at Ole Miss (86-81).

Southern Miss is led by a trio of seniors: Gary Flowers (20.1 ppg), R.L. Horton (12.3 ppg) and Josimar Ayarza (10.2 ppg). Additionally, freshmen D.J. Newbill is averaging double-figures scoring at 10.1 points per game and leads the team in rebounding with 7.2 boards per contest. Newbill leads USM shooting .566 from the field. As a team, the Golden Eagles shoot .462, and have five regulars connecting on more than half of their shots.

They have been dominant through 10 games, averaging 80.7 points per game, and winning by an average margin of 17.2 points and outrebounding their opponents 43.3-32.8. Larry Eustachy is in his seventh season with Southern Mississippi. Eustachy’s Golden Eagles went 20-14 last season en route to an invitation to the CIT. In 20 seasons, Eustachy is 364-240.

Rams vs. the Golden Eagles
Friday marks the second meeting between the Rams and Golden Eagles. CSU defeated Southern Miss, 66-50, in that initial matchup, Dec. 29, 1954.

Looking ahead
Colorado State travels west to San Francisco, Calif., for three games as part of the University of San Francisco’s Hilltop Challenge. The Rams will face the Dons, as well as Dominican University and Hampton University at USF’s War Memorial Gym.