Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Florida International Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 76
70 - 76
Beard scores 23 in FIU's 76-70 win over Southern Miss
Bears made 7 of 10 free throws and the Golden Panthers (10-13, 4-6 Conference USA) converted 21 of 35 from the line, only 60 percent, but the Golden Eagles (11-12, 4-6) made just 4 of 11, this coming after Southern Miss had been riding a seven-game streak of 80 percent free-throw shooting or better and ranking second in the conference at 77.5 percent.
Michael Douglas added 15 points, Trejon Jacob 11 and Osasumwen Osaghae 10 for FIU.
Tyree Griffin scored 17 points with 11 assists, one shy of his career high, for his fourth career double-double with Cortez Edwards also scoring 17. Dominic MaGee and LaDavius Draine added 11 each.
An 8-0 run gave FIU a 10-point lead with nine minutes left which they rode to the win.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Cortez Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyree Griffin. | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Hassan Hussein made Free Throw. | 67 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Florida International Deadball Team Rebound. | 67 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Hassan Hussein missed Free Throw. | 67 - 75 |
Statistics
 USM |
 FIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-61 | FG | 25-53 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 4-11 | FT | 21-35 |
| 36 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 1,263 | Capacity:
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 1,263 | 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 |
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 |