Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Florida International Panthers
· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 68
69 - 68
Southern Miss edges FIU 69-68 in 1st round of C-USA Tourney
No. 9 seed Southern Miss (15-17) now heads to the quarterfinals against top-seeded Middle Tennessee on Thursday.
The teams were tied at 55 with 2:51 to play when a Dominic Magee free throw gave Southern Miss the lead for good, and an Edwards layup followed by a D'Angelo Richardson 3-pointer, stretched it to 61-57 with 1:45 left. FIU stayed close and Brian Beard Jr. sank a 3-pointer as time expired for the final score.
Richardson added 11 points for the Golden Eagles and Magee led the team with 14 rebounds and scored nine points.
Beard led the No. 8 seed Golden Panthers (14-18) with 30 points and seven assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Brian Beard Jr. made Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Cortez Edwards made Free Throw. | 69 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Cortez Edwards made Free Throw. | 68 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Trejon Jacob. | 67 - 65 |
Statistics
 USM |
 FIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-52 | FG | 24-61 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 17-27 | FT | 15-19 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center At The Star
Location: Frisco, TX
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Location: Frisco, TX
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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 |