Game Details
Southern Miss 69, FIU 68
FIU (14-18), Southern Miss (15-17)
Frisco, Texas | Ford Center at the Star
FRISCO, Texas (March 7, 2018) – FIU's Brian Beard Jr. (Rancho Cucamonga, California) scored a career-high 30 points nearly rallying the No. 8 seed Panthers to a win, but No. 9 seed Southern Miss held off a furious Panther second-half rally to hold on for a 69-68 win in the first round of the Conference USA Basketball Championships. Eric Lockett (Warner Robins, Georgia) added 15 points for FIU, which overcame a 15-point deficit in the final 16 minutes.