Southern Miss Golden Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 69
58 - 69
South Alabama downs Southern Miss 69-61 behind Sikes, McGee
Josh Ajayi scored 13 points and Nick Davis grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and had five blocks for the Jaguars (5-3), who made 11 of 29 3-pointers, led by McGee with four and Sikes with three.
McGee hit three 3s in South Alabama's opening 23-2 run and the Jaguars never trailed en route to a 40-19 halftime lead after holding the Golden Eagles to 25.9 percent shooting in the half.
Southern Miss cut the deficit to 67-58 on Dominic Magee's free throw after a 12-0 run, but got no closer.
Magee scored 16 points with nine rebounds, and Cortez Edwards added 14 points for the Golden Eagles (3-4), who shot 39 percent.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Herb McGee Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Cortez Edwards missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Southern Miss Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:09 | D'Angelo Richardson missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 69 |
Statistics
 USM |
 USA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 23-48 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 4-23 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 10-18 | FT | 12-18 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Mitchell Center
Location: Mobile, AL
Attendance: 2,353 | 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 |