Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Rhode Island Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 64
77 - 64
Southern Miss defeats Rhode Island 77-64
The Golden Eagles (12-2) broke open a tight game in the second half and closed on a 13-2 run with Aaron Brown adding 13 points and Jerrold Brooks 11. Craig's 14 points are a season high, and he added 11 rebounds.
The Rams came back to 64-62 when Matthews scored with 5:15 remaining, but Southern Miss hit 9 of 10 at the line down the stretch.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Michael Craig Steal. | 77 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:30 | T.J. Buchanan Turnover. | 77 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Deonte Houston made Free Throw. | 77 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Deonte Houston made Free Throw. | 76 - 64 |
Statistics
 USM |
 URI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-49 | FG | 19-46 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 2-7 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 25-35 | FT | 18-29 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 22 | Fouls | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: Thomas M. Ryan Center
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 3,462 | Capacity:
Location: Kingston, RI
Attendance: 3,462 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |