Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Marshall Thundering Herd
· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
75 - 85
Elmore, Marshall stop Southern Miss 85-75, reach title game
Marshall (23-10), the No. 4 seed, will meet third-seeded Western Kentucky (24-9) in Saturday's championship game.
Ninth-seeded Southern Miss (16-18), which toppled two-time defending champion and No. 1-seeded Middle Tennessee, 71-68, in overtime in the quarterfinals, put a scare into Marshall. The Golden Eagles steadily whittled a 24-point gap down to six, 71-65, with three minutes left. Marshall had gone without a field goal for the better part of six minutes and SMU was on an 11-0 run.
That's when Elmore stepped up to hit the big 3-pointer with 2:13 remaining, to blunt the Golden Eagles rally. Marshall was 10-for-10 at the line in the last 1:14.
Elmore was 7 of 7 at the line and made five 3-pointers with nine rebounds and nine assists. Jannson Williams added 17 points.
Cortez Edwards led the Southern Miss comeback with 30 points on 12 of 19 shooting, his fourth-straight game of 20 or more. Tyree Griffin added 19.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Jannson Williams Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Tyree Griffin missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Jannson Williams made Free Throw. | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Jannson Williams made Free Throw. | 75 - 84 |
Statistics
 USM |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-62 | FG | 26-51 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 11-14 | FT | 21-25 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Frisco, TX
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 |