Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Western Carolina Catamounts
· CANCUN CHALLENGE
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 63
68 - 63
Southern Miss beats WCU 68-63 in Cancun Challenge
Western Carolina took its first lead, 59-57, since the early going with 5:49 remaining, but that was the Catamounts' final field goal of the game. Matt Halvorsen made two free throws with 1:40 left to pull WCU to 65-63, but after both teams missed shots, Griffin sealed it by making 3 of 4 free throws in the final 29 seconds.
Dominic Magee scored 15 points and LaDavius Draine had 13 for Southern Miss (4-1). Edwards had 12 points in the first half as Southern Miss led 42-37.
Onno Steger, Carlos Dotson and Kameron Gibson each scored 10 points for Western Carolina (1-5). The Catamounts shot a season-best 60.9 percent from the field in the opening half, but turned it over 19 times.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Tyree Griffin Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Carlos Dotson Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Tyree Griffin missed Free Throw. | 68 - 63 |
Statistics
 USM |
 WCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-51 | FG | 21-49 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-14 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 20-28 | FT | 14-23 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 32 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 25 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
Location: Cancun, Mexico
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Location: Cancun, Mexico
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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 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
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