Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 63
66 - 63
Bassey, Savage lead W. Kentucky past Southern Miss 66-63
He's had a career-best 17 rebounds in each of the last two games.
Jared Savage also scored 14 for the Hilltoppers (11-9, 4-3 Conference USA), T.J. Hollingsworth added 12, Josh Anderson 11 and Lamonte Bearden 10. Western Kentucky led for almost the entire game, but never by more than 13.
WKU led 34-21 at the half, but Southern Miss opened the second half on a 23-13 pace and came as close as 47-44 on a Leonard Harper-Baker jump shot with 12:20 to play.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Tyree Griffin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cortez Edwards. | 66 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Leonard Harper-Baker Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jared Savage missed Free Throw. | 66 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jared Savage made Free Throw. | 66 - 60 |
Statistics
 WKU |
 USM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 25-61 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 8-16 | FT | 5-12 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 42 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Reed Green Coliseum
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 2,568 | Capacity:
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 2,568 | 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 |