# 2022–23 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The 2022–23 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by 19th-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, and played their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Lady Eagles finished as co-conference regular-season champions with a record of 21–10 overall and 13–5 in conference play.

## Previous season

The Lady Eagles finished 18–12 and 9–8 in conference play for the 2021–22 basketball season. They lost in the conference tournament quarterfinal to Middle Tennessee, 50–70, and were unable to secure a bid into the NCAA tournament.
In March 2022, Southern Miss, as well as C-USA members Old Dominion and Marshall, announced that they would be joining the Sun Belt Conference effective July 1, 2022 to compete as full-time members for the 2022–23 season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | Auburn Montgomery | W 81–78 | | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | William Carey | W 81–58 | 1–0 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,304) Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 12, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | L 65–72 | 1–1 | Athletics–Recreation Center (330) Valparaiso, IN |
| November 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 46–92 | 1–2 | SJB Pavilion (1,693) University, MS |
| November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 72–67 | 2–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,303) Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 25, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic | W 83–68 | 3–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (893) Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 26, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic | W 56–48 | 4–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (829) Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mississippi College | W 74–42 | 5–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (859) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 59–71 | 5–3 | Pete Hanna Center (235) Homewood, AL |
| December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alabama | L 47–56 | 5–4 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,037) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 16, 2022* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. UC Irvine Long Beach Classic | W 50–45 | 6–4 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
| December 17, 2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Long Beach State Long Beach Classic | W 56–50 | 7–4 | Walter Pyramid (607) Long Beach, CA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 77–75 | 8–4 (1–0) | Trojan Arena (1,872) Troy, AL |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 58–37 | 9–4 (2–0) | Mitchell Center (267) Mobile, AL |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 44–43 | 10–4 (3–0) | Reed Green Coliseum (725) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 54–63 | 10–5 (3–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (920) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 61–36 | 11–5 (4–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (850) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 77–57 | 12–5 (5–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (896) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 19, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 75–68 | 13–5 (6–1) | Holmes Center (450) Boone, NC |
| January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 52–53 | 13–6 (6–2) | Cam Henderson Center (472) Huntington, WV |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 68–59 | 14–6 (7–2) | First National Bank Arena (1,014) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 52–62 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 (7–3) | Strahan Arena (1,053) San Marcos, TX |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | L 55–65 | 14–8 (7–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,234) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 61–40 | 15–8 (8–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,449) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 9, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 52–69 | 15–9 (8–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (8,097) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 80–68 | 16–9 (9–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,578) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 16, 2023 10:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 71–57 | 17–9 (10–5) | GSU Convocation Center (467) Atlanta, GA |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 84–82 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (11–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,012) Monroe, LA |
| February 22, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | W 88–79 | 19–9 (12–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,023) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 24, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 69–64 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 (13–5) | Cajundome (793) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (11) Arkansas State Quarterfinals | W 79–72 | 21–9 | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| March 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Texas State Semifinals | L 57–85 | 21–10 | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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