Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 47
Thomas with 18 in W. Kentucky's 64-47 rout of Southern Miss
Justin Johnson added 12 points and led the Hilltoppers (12-12, 6-5 Conference USA) with 15 rebounds for his ninth double-double this season. Que Johnson had 11 points and three boards.
Que Johnson sank a 3-pointer to cap a 10-4 start for Western Kentucky. Tobias Howard hit two more after that and Thomas had a total of four from distance in the first half to help the Hilltoppers to a 37-20 advantage at the break.
A dunk by Justin Johnson early in the second half pushed the Hilltoppers' lead to 49-27 with 14:33 to go and they maintained double-figure dominance the rest of the way.
Southern Miss made 22 attempts from beyond the arc, sinking just two of them.
Kevin Holland scored eight points for the Golden Eagles (7-16, 4-7) who have lost four of their last five.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Clay Weatherspoon missed Jumper. | 64 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Tobias Howard made Free Throw. | 64 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Tobias Howard made Free Throw. | 63 - 47 |
Statistics
 WKU |
 USM |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-50 | FG | 20-61 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 2-22 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 9 |
| 11-14 | FT | 5-6 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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 |