Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Florida International Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
89 - 73
Harper-Baker powers Southern Miss past FIU 89-73
Harper-Baker added five rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals for the Golden Eagles (13-9, 5-5 Conference USA). Tyree Griffin added 18 points and seven assists, Cortez Edwards scored 18 with five assists and freshman Gabe Watson pitched in with a career-best 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting. He added five assists for Southern Miss, which shot 59 percent from the floor.
Reserve Willy Nunez Jr. came off the bench to score 21 on 7-of-13 shooting from 3-point range to pace the Golden Panthers (13-9, 4-5). Osasumwen Osaghae had 12 points and nine rebounds.
Edwards scored the final five points in a 14-0 run that pushed the Southern Miss lead to 30-16. The Golden Eagles used an 8-0 to close out the half to lead 47-38.
FIU pulled with 49-47 on Elhadji Dieng's layup with 14:28, but Watson scored six in an 8-0 spurt and the Golden Eagles kept a double-digit lead from there. Southern Miss held FIU 14 points under its per-game average of 87, which was fifth best in the country.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tyree Griffin made Three Point Jumper. | 89 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Antonio Daye Jr. made Layup. | 86 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Gabe Watson made Dunk. Assisted by Tyree Griffin. | 86 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Foul on Willy Nunez Jr.. | 84 - 71 |
Statistics
 USM |
 FIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-64 | FG | 25-63 |
| 59 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 13-35 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 9-12 | FT | 10-12 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 601 | 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 |