Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
56 - 71
Duruji's 23 points leads Louisiana Tech in C-USA opener
JaColby Pemberton had seven boards and hit four of Louisiana Tech's 12 3-pointers in scoring 14 points. Daquan Bracey added 11 points with six assists and the Bulldogs (11-3, 1-0) held Southern Miss to 32 percent shooting to improve to 8-0 at home.
The first of Amorie Archibald's back-to-back 3-pointers amid an 11-0 run put the Bulldogs up for good, 8-5, and Louisiana Tech led by as many as 11 in the first half. Southern Miss closed to 30-27 on Cortez Edwards' jumper with 1:43 left, but Bracey's 3 put the Bulldogs up 33-27 at halftime.
Duruji hit a jumper and back-to-back 3s amid a 24-6 Bulldogs run for a 24-point lead with 13:42 to play and the Golden Eagles got no closer than the final score.
LaDavius Draine scored 13 points and Edwards added 10 for Southern Miss (8-5, 0-1).
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| 2nd 0:25 | Ladarius Marshall Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Stacey Thomas missed Jumper. | 56 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Anfernee Hampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shakur Daniel. | 56 - 71 |
Statistics
 USM |
 LT |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-61 | FG | 25-57 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 12-31 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 6-13 | FT | 9-12 |
| 46 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 1,571 | 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 |