HUNTINGTON — A 54-point second half helped Southern Miss defeat the Marshall men’s basketball team, 91-76, on Thursday evening at the Reed Green Arena. Marshall led the game at halftime, 44-37, but was outscored in the second half, 54-to-32.
With the loss, the Herd fell to 13-10 overall, 6-4 in C-USA, while the Golden Eagles rose to 7-15, 4-6 C-USA. It was a double sweep for Golden Eagles teams in come-from-behind wins, as the women’s team was down 21 but rallied to beat the MU women, 82-78, at the Cam Henderson Center earlier in the evening.