William Carey Crusaders at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
84 - 78
84 - 78
NAIA William Carey beats crosstown foe Southern Miss 84-78
Southern Miss (0-3) had never lost to William Carey (2-3) in nine all-time meetings. The average score in those previous contests was 86-55.
Donta Pittman scored 14 points while Donnell Nicholes and Emmanuel Davis scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Crusaders.
William Carey built an early 13-5 lead and pushed it to 50-33 by halftime.
A Pittman 3-pointer made it 63-39 with 16:28 to play in the game. The Golden Eagles used a 33-16 spurt to close to 79-72 on Cortez Edwards' layup. But Garrett's 3 pushed the lead back to 10, and Southern Miss only shot 3 for 9 from the floor the rest of the way.
Khari Price led Southern Miss with 20 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Leo Garrett Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Cortez Edwards missed Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Leo Garrett made Free Throw. | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:14 | William Carey Deadball Team Rebound. | 83 - 78 |
Statistics
 USM |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-63 | FG | 25-61 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 12-29 | 3PT | 9-33 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 16-23 | FT | 19-23 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Reed Green Coliseum
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
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Location: Hattiesburg, MS
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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 |