Bowling Green at Southern Mississippi

Bowling Green was 5-7 on the road last season. The defense was sixth in the 12-team league in points given up and 11th at defending beyond the arc (.363 shooting allowed). The offense was the second-worst at 3-point shooting (.296). Emotion will be sky-high at Southern Mississippi. Sixth-year head coach Jay Ladner suffered a heart attack in February and makes his return to the bench. The Golden Eagles play strong defense for him, ranked fifth in the 14-team conference in points allowed last year and sixth in field goal shooting allowed (.431). Southern Miss has won 26 of its last 29 home games. Play Southern Mississippi.