Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Florida Atlantic Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 49
60 - 49
Southern Miss outlasts Florida Atlantic 60-49
Southern Miss (25-5, 12-3 Conference USA) moved into a first-place tie with Middle Tennessee with one game to play.
The Eagles went on a 9-0 run midway through the first half, as Florida Atlantic (10-20, 5-10) went scoreless for 7 minutes, en route to a 31-24 lead at the break.
FAU cut the lead to three on a Justin Raffington jumper with 5:30 left in the game. But Southern Miss responded with an 8-0 run as FAU made just one of its last five shots and turned it over three times in the last 4:22.
Aaron Brown added 15 points for USM, making all eight of his free throw attempts.
Raffington paced FAU with 14 points. Jackson Trapp had 11 and Tyler Pate added 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Daveon Boardingham Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Justin Raffington missed Jumper. | 60 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Daveon Boardingham made Free Throw. | 60 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Southern Miss Deadball Team Rebound. | 59 - 49 |
Statistics
 USM |
 FAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-43 | FG | 16-54 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 8-31 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 28-37 | FT | 9-14 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 8 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 15 | Fouls | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Attendance: 1,425 | Capacity:
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Attendance: 1,425 | 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 |