Southern Miss Golden Eagles at North Texas Mean Green
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 64
74 - 64
Southern Mississippi tops North Texas 74-64
Southern Miss (14-2) jumped to a 10-2 lead and never trailed, taking a 39-25 lead into halftime by outshooting North Texas (9-6) 63.6 percent to 34.8 percent. Craig scored 11 points in the half on 4-of-7 shooting from the field.
North Texas closed to within three points with 10:34 to play in the second half on a layup by Vertrail Vaughns, but Southern Miss scored 11 unanswered points to remain in control and snap a four-game winning streak for the Mean Green.
Daveon Boardingham scored 11 points for the Golden Eagles, including 7 of 7 free throws, and Deonte Houston added 10 points.
Jordan Williams led the Mean Green with 17 points and Maurice Aniefiok finished with 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Jeremiah Eason Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Vertrail Vaughns missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Vertrail Vaughns Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:26 | T.J. Taylor missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 64 |
Statistics
 USM |
 UNT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-45 | FG | 24-57 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-12 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 28-33 | FT | 12-22 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 8 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fouls | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: The Super Pit
Location: Denton, TX
Attendance: 2,337 | Capacity:
Location: Denton, TX
Attendance: 2,337 | 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 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |