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GREEN BAY, Wis. - Marquette probably wishes it had not agreed to move its game against Southern Mississippi.

Southern Mississippi's Greg Johnson shoots over the defense of Marquette's Steve Novak. (AP photo)

Playing 90 miles north of their campus, the 21st-ranked Golden Eagles were routed by Southern Mississippi 83-61.

Originally scheduled to be played today in Hattiesburg, Miss., the game was moved to Green Bay at the request of Southern Miss.

Despite a partisan crowd, the Golden Eagles (11-4, 2-2 C-USA) looked uncomfortable in their first appearance at the Resch Center.

Greg Johnson scored 24 points for Southern Miss (9-6, 2-2), which billed the game as an opportunity for Marquette fans to see the alma mater of Packers quarterback Brett Favre.

MARQUETTE (11-4)-Novak 0-3 0-0 0, Sanders 0-1 0-0 0, Merritt 8-14 0-1 16, Mason 7-10 2-4 17, Diener 5-16 2-2 16, Townsend 0-2 2-2 2, Christian 1-1 0-0 2, Bradley 1-5 0-0 2, Chapman 2-5 1-1 6, Grimm 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 7-10 61.

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (9-6)-G.Johnson 9-14 2-2 24, Carter 1-6 7-8 10, Gaines 4-8 3-7 11, Haywood 3-5 6-6 14, Stiggers 1-3 0-1 2, Forte 1-5 0-0 2, Drake 0-0 0-0 0, Pittman 1-1 0-0 2, Richardson 0-0 0-0 0, Singleton 0-0 5-8 5, J.Johnson 6-7 0-0 13. Totals 26-49 23-32 83.

Halftime-Southern Mississippi 29-24. 3-Point goals-Marquette 6-16 (Diener 4-8, Mason 1-1, Chapman 1-3, Townsend 0-1, Bradley 0-1, Novak 0-2), Southern Mississippi 8-14 (G.Johnson 4-6, Haywood 2-3, J.Johnson 1-1, Carter 1-3, Forte 0-1). Fouled out-Novak. Rebounds-Marquette 26 (Jackson 5), Southern Mississippi 37 (Gaines 9). Assists-Marquette 11 (Diener 6), Southern Mississippi 17 (Stiggers 9). Total fouls-Marquette 25, Southern Mississippi 11. A-8,181.

Women

Memphis 64, UC 61

Memphis shot 62 percent in the second half as it handed the Cincinnati women's basketball team its third straight Conference USA loss Friday night at Fifth Third Arena.

The Bearcats (9-8, 0-3 C-USA) held an eight-point halftime lead but ran into a hot-shooting Memphis squad in the second half.

Memphis improves to 11-5, with a 1-2 C-USA slate. UC's Debbie Merrill led all players with 19 points and eight rebounds.

The Bearcats return to action Sunday versus Saint Louis at Fifth Third Arena at 3 p.m.

St. Joseph's 59, Xavier 53

Sophomore Tara Boothe scored 26 points to lead the Musketeers in their loss at Cintas Center.

Boothe was 7-for-15 from the field, including a 2-for-3 performance from 3-point range.

With a crowd of 2,477, the Musketeers (9-7, 1-4 Atlantic 10) moved past 100,000 fans in their three-plus seasons at Cintas Center. In 52 games, Xavier has drawn 100,130 fans. The 100,000th fan was awarded a pair of Delta Airline tickets and four season tickets for the 2004-05 Xavier women's basketball season.