| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 UL | 17 | 37 | 54 |
 USM | 24 | 38 | 62 |
Game Leaders
Israel Hart
· G
Dylan Brumfield
· G
Dorian Finister
· G
Jaxon Olvera
· G
Team Stats
20-57FG15-48
35Field Goal %31
4-173PT6-18
24Three Point %33
10-13FT26-39
77Free Throw %67
38Rebounds40
5Offensive Rebounds7
33Defensive Rebounds33
4Assists5
7Steals5
3Blocks5
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:00
End of 2nd half
0:00
Joshua Lewis makes 23-foot three point jumper (De'Vion Lavergne assists)
0:08
Israel Hart makes free throw 2 of 2
0:08
Felipe Patino subbing in for Southern Miss
0:08
Tylik Weeks subbing out for Southern Miss
0:08
Israel Hart makes free throw 1 of 2
0:08
Foul on De'Vion Lavergne.
0:08
Israel Hart Defensive Rebound.
0:10
Dorian Finister misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:20
Jaxon Olvera subbing in for Louisiana
0:20
Dorian Finister subbing in for Louisiana
0:20
Milan Mejia subbing out for Louisiana
0:20
Mike Collins subbing out for Louisiana
0:20
Israel Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover
0:23
Brewer Carruth subbing in for Southern Miss
0:23
Djahi Binet subbing out for Southern Miss
0:23
Southern Miss Timeout
0:25
Mike Collins subbing in for Louisiana
0:25
Dorian Finister subbing out for Louisiana
0:25
Dorian Finister makes free throw 1 of 1
0:25
Milan Mejia subbing in for Louisiana
0:25
Jaxon Olvera subbing out for Louisiana
0:25
Tylik Weeks subbing in for Southern Miss
0:25
Brewer Carruth subbing out for Southern Miss
0:25
Foul on Brewer Carruth.
0:25
Dorian Finister makes layup
0:35
Brewer Carruth makes 17-foot jumper
1:04
Chiante' Tramble Defensive Rebound.
1:09
Dorian Finister misses 15-foot jumper
1:21
Israel Hart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chiante' Tramble assists)
1:38
De'Vion Lavergne makes 13-foot jumper
1:44
Chiante' Tramble makes free throw 2 of 2
1:44
Jaxon Olvera subbing in for Louisiana
1:44
Milan Mejia subbing out for Louisiana
1:44
Brewer Carruth subbing in for Southern Miss
1:44
Tylik Weeks subbing out for Southern Miss
1:44
Southern Miss Deadball Team Rebound.
1:44
Chiante' Tramble misses free throw 1 of 2
1:44
Foul on Milan Mejia.
1:44
Milan Mejia subbing in for Louisiana
1:44
Jaxon Olvera subbing out for Louisiana
1:44
Dorian Finister makes free throw 2 of 2
1:44
Tylik Weeks subbing in for Southern Miss
1:44
Brewer Carruth subbing out for Southern Miss
1:44
Dorian Finister makes free throw 1 of 2
1:44
Foul on Djahi Binet.
1:59
Israel Hart makes free throw 2 of 2
1:59
Israel Hart makes free throw 1 of 2
1:59
Foul on Dorian Finister.
Hart scores 17 as Southern Miss downs Louisiana-Lafayette 62-54
— Israel Hart had 17 points in Southern Miss' 62-54 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener.
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