Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Marshall Thundering Herd
· NCAA Men's Basketball
66 - 85
Marshall beats Southern Miss 85-66 in Conference USA opener
Jon Elmore scored 13 points with 11 assists and eight rebounds, Jarrod West added 15 points with four 3-pointers, and Marshall (10-4) made 10 3s to the Golden Eagles' three and won the rebound battle 47-26.
Penava, who scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the first half, tied it at 11 with a layup and sparked a 10-4 run which Marshall rode to a 35-25 halftime lead. Elmore's back-to-back layups amid an 11-4 run put Marshall up 53-34 with 12:18 left to play and the Thundering Herd led by as many as 24.
Marshall, which has won nine straight home games, was without its second-leading scorer, C.J. Burks, who was out due to illness.
Tyree Griffin scored 19 points and Cortez Edwards added 18 for Southern Miss (7-7), which has lost three straight.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Darius George Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:32 | LaDavius Draine missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:40 | LaDavius Draine Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 85 |
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Statistics
 USM |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-59 | FG | 31-67 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 3-12 | 3PT | 10-32 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 5-14 | FT | 13-18 |
| 36 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 5,537 | 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 |