Southern Miss vs North Florida 11/20/18 - CBB Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles play the North Florida Ospreys at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii. The Golden Eagles improved to 3-0 on the season with an 81-66 win over the Troy Trojans on Thursday. Cortez Edwards led Southern Miss with 26 points hitting 11 of 16 from the field in preparation for the start of the Maui Invitational.

North Florida fell to 1-3 on the season with an 89-72 loss on Saturday to Wright State. The Ospreys trailed at the half 44-33 and quickly fell behind by 18 early in the second half and could not rally. Noah Horchler led North Florida with 16 points and nine boards, while Garrett Sams chipped in with 16 points and four assists. Cortez Edwards leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding with averages of 18.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Tyree Griffin is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 15.5 points and 8.0 assists per game. Southern Miss is shooting 51.3% from the field and 49.1% from 3-point territory.

Garrett Sams leads the Ospreys in scoring with an average of 15.8 points per game. Noah Horchler is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 15.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Ivan Gandia-Rosa leads in assists with an average of 5.0 per game. North Florida is shooting 45.7% from the field and 33.0% from 3-point territory.