Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Texas State Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pope scores 28, Texas State downs Southern Miss 85-82 in OT
Pope added 12 rebounds and five blocks for the Bobcats (11-8, 4-3 Sun Belt Conference). Coleton Benson shot 7 of 17 from the field, including 5 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line to add 23 points. Austin Green shot 4 of 7 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.
The Golden Eagles (8-11, 3-4) were led by Denijay Harris, who recorded 18 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks. Neftali Alvarez added 17 points, four assists and two steals for Southern Miss. Cobie Montgomery also had 16 points.
The Bobcats' Dylan Dawson blocked a shot with three seconds left to preserve a 77-all tie and send the game to overtime. Benson's 3-pointer with 1:27 left in overtime proved to be the game's final points.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 85 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 82 - 85 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Andre Curbelo Offensive Rebound. | 82 - 85 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Cobie Montgomery missed Three Point Jumper. | 82 - 85 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Southern Miss Offensive Rebound. | 82 - 85 |
Statistics
 USM |
 TXST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-71 | FG | 27-68 |
| 40.8 | Field Goal % | 39.7 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 8-17 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 47.1 |
| 16-21 | FT | 23-31 |
| 76.2 | Free Throw % | 74.2 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: San Marcos, TX
Attendance: 1,349 | Capacity:
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 13-5 | - | 25-11 |
| Troy | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| South Alabama | 13-5 | - | 21-11 |
| James Madison | 13-5 | - | 20-12 |
| Marshall | 12-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| App State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
| Texas State | 9-9 | 4 | 16-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Old Dominion | 8-10 | 5 | 15-20 |
| Georgia State | 8-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Louisiana | 8-10 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Southern Miss | 5-13 | 8 | 11-22 |
| Coastal Carolina | 3-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 3-15 | 10 | 7-25 |