Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 77
70 - 77
Griffin leads Southern Miss over Middle Tennessee 77-70
The Golden Eagles (9-7, 1/3 Conference USA) led by 16 after an 11-0 run early in the second half, but the Blue Raiders (3-13, 0-3) closed the deficit to 65-59 on Donovan Sims' 3-pointer with 2:54 left. Griffin answered with a pair of free throws and Kevin Holland's 3-pointer pushed the lead to 11. Middle Tennessee got no closer than the final score.
Sims finished with a career-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting. He was 4 of 6 from 3-point range.
LaDavius Draine added 14 points and Gabe Watson scored 12 for the Eagles.
Reggie Scurry had 15 points and Antonio Green added 10 for the Blue Raiders.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | James Hawthorne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Sims. | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Gabe Watson made Free Throw. | 67 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Gabe Watson made Free Throw. | 67 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Jayce Johnson. | 67 - 75 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
 USM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 28-57 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 8-16 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 13-18 | FT | 13-17 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Reed Green Coliseum
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 1,987 | Capacity:
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 1,987 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |