Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 65
Green nails game-winner in OT as Middle Tennessee rallies
Green, who was 5-for-15 shooting with four 3-pointers, missed a potential winning shot in the paint as regulation ended 54-54, and was given the green light to take the 3 in overtime.
Middle Tennessee (8-23, 4-14 Conference USA) has defeated Southern Miss (9-22, 5-13) in all three meetings this season. Neither team qualified for the C-USA tournament.
Gabe Watson led the Golden Eagles with 24 points on 9-for-20 shooting, Leonard Harper-Baker scored 10 and grabbed 12 rebounds for Southern Miss After a second half that featured six ties, Harper-Baker made a layup to even the contest at 54 with 35 seconds remaining, setting up OT.
C.J. Jones had 12 points for Middle Tennessee, Jayce Johnson added eight rebounds. Jo'Vontae Millner had seven rebounds.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 62 - 65 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 65 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Leonard Harper-Baker missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 65 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Antonio Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Sims. | 62 - 65 |
| 3rd 0:24 | Artur Konontsuk made Free Throw. | 62 - 62 |
Statistics
 USM |
 MTSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 21-61 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 3-12 | 3PT | 9-34 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 13-25 | FT | 14-20 |
| 52 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fouls | 22 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 2,555 | 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 |