Troy Trojans at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 89
Southern Miss beats Troy; Person hits 300th 3
Troy's Wesley Person scored 20 points with four 3-pointers to become the first player in school history to make 300 career 3-pointers.
Cortez Edwards scored 16 points and the Golden Eagles (5-4) made 13 3-pointers and scored 22 points off of 13 Troy turnovers while committing just seven turnovers. Southern Miss ranks third in the nation behind Hofstra and LSU for fewest turnovers per game (7.3).
Alex Hicks hit a jumper and two free throws and Troy closed within 48-39 early in the second half, but Edwards' jumper sparked a 14-0 run capped by Griffin's 3 and Southern Miss coasted from there. The Golden Eagles led by 25 on free throws by Magee with 9:41 left and shot 65.4 percent from the floor in the half. Person made three 3s in the final 7:10, but Troy trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
Hicks added 13 points and Juan Davis Jr. 10 for Troy (5-5).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Wesley Person made Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:31 | D'Angelo Richardson made Layup. Assisted by Cortez Edwards. | 68 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Tyree Griffin Steal. | 68 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Shawn Hopkins Turnover. | 68 - 87 |
Statistics
 TROY |
 USM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-53 | FG | 30-53 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 11-31 | 3PT | 13-24 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 54 |
| 4-6 | FT | 16-19 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 1,937 | 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 |