Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Georgia Southern Eagles
· Sun Belt Championship - 2nd Round
Banks scores 16 as Georgia Southern takes down Southern Miss 78-64 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament
Ninth-seeded Georgia Southern advances to play No. 8 seed Georgia State in Thursday's third round.
Banks shot 6 for 11 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (17-15). Tyson Brown scored 14 points while shooting 7 of 10 from the field and added 12 rebounds. Bradley Douglas shot 5 for 11 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points, while adding seven rebounds.
Denijay Harris led the way for the 12-seed Golden Eagles (11-22) with 14 points and two steals. Alfred Worrell Jr. added 12 points and two steals for Southern Miss. Christian Watson had 11 points. The loss was the Golden Eagles' eighth in a row.
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Matchup Prediction
Georgia Southern: 59.7%
Southern Miss: 40.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Neftali Alvarez Turnover. | 64 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Dontae Horne Turnover. | 64 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Cobie Montgomery made Dunk. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez. | 64 - 78 |
Statistics
 USM |
 GASO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-63 | FG | 32-61 |
| 38.1 | Field Goal % | 52.5 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 27.3 | Three Point % | 26.3 |
| 10-12 | FT | 9-13 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 69.2 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Pensacola Bay Center
Location: Pensacola, FL
Attendance: 744 | Capacity:
Location: Pensacola, FL
Attendance: 744 | Capacity:
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 13-5 | - | 22-9 |
| South Alabama | 13-5 | - | 21-10 |
| Troy | 13-5 | - | 20-10 |
| James Madison | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Marshall | 12-6 | 1 | 19-12 |
| App State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-13 |
| Texas State | 9-9 | 4 | 16-15 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
| Georgia State | 8-10 | 5 | 13-18 |
| Old Dominion | 8-10 | 5 | 13-19 |
| 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 |