Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Lamar Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Miss narrowly holds off Lamar 66-63
Lamar's Davion Buster missed a 3-pointer with three seconds left and Konontsuk wrapped up the rebound to preserve the wire-to-wire win. Justin Johnson chipped in 8 points for the Golden Eagles who led by as many as 13 deep into the second half.
Kasen Harrison made a pair of foul shots with 25 seconds left to help the Cardinals (1-5) pull within 1. Buster led Lamar with 19 points, adding 3-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc, Ellis Jefferson added 10 points. Harrison scored seven and had eight assists.
Tyler Stevenson had 12 rebounds and seven points for Southern Miss (2-3).
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Artur Konontsuk Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Davion Buster missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Southern Miss Timeout | 66 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Artur Konontsuk made Free Throw. | 66 - 63 |
Statistics
 USM |
 LAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-52 | FG | 19-53 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 5-7 | FT | 20-22 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Montagne Center
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 1,541 | Capacity:
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 1,541 | 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 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |