UTEP Miners @ Southern Miss Golden Eagles
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UTEP | 31 | 34 | 65 |
| 39 | 34 | 73 |
Campbell scores 24, Southern Miss holds off UTEP 73-65
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Quinton Campbell scored a career-high 24 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had three steals as Southern Mississippi cruised past UTEP 73-65 on Saturday.
Campbell made 8 of 13 shots, including three 3-pointers -- including back-to-back treys that pushed the lead to 67-52 with six minutes to play. The double-double is his first this season.
UTEP cut the gap to 69-63 on a pair of Omega Harris free throws with 1:54 remaining but then missed five straight shots. In one stretch of nearly a minute, the Miners missed a 3-pointer, two free throws, another 3 and a jump shot.
UTEP didn't score again until Harris, who scored a career-high 26, laid it in as time expired.
Campbell and Cortez Edwards went 3-for-4 from the line for the Golden Eagles in the last 14 seconds. Edwards added 17 points, one off his career best, on 7-for-9 shooting.
Southern Miss made 11 steals, a big chunk of UTEP's 16 turnovers.
Game Information
Hattiesburg, MS
Referee:Mick Fieldbinder
Referee:Duke Edsall
Referee:Kerby Sitton
2025-26 Standings
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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