Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 88
70 - 88
Louisiana Tech advances past Southern Miss 88-70
The Bulldogs will face Tulsa (20-12), which defeated Middle Tennessee 76-69, in the final on Saturday.
Louisiana Tech (27-6) trailed by one after Michael Craig's dunk at 3:37 in the first gave Southern Miss (27-5) a 21-20 lead. But the Bulldogs went on a 12-5 run to close the half, including 3-pointers by Hamilton and Kenyon McNeail, to lead 32-26 at the break.
Hamilton drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to start the second as the Bulldogs used a 19-7 run to open a 51-33 lead. Southern Miss head coach Donnie Tyndall called timeout and his team scored the next nine points, but La Tech turned it around and ran off 10 straight points to keep the Golden Eagles at bay.
Five Bulldogs scored in double figures; Craig led Southern Miss with 19.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Deonte Houston made Layup. | 70 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Stojan Gjuroski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenneth Smith. | 68 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Gilbert Talbot Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Jerrold Brooks missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 85 |
Statistics
 USM |
 LT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-56 | FG | 27-58 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 12-25 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 6-8 | FT | 22-36 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 6 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 28 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Don Haskins Center
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 5,611 | Capacity:
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 5,611 | 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 |