Southern Miss’ three-game winning streak was ended Saturday afternoon with a 78-60 loss at Old Dominion. Despite a few notable individual performances, the Golden Eagles (11-8, 3-4 C-USA) could not catch up to the Monarchs before the final buzzer.
The brunt of the double-digit deficit was created in the first half of play, with the Monarchs setting the tone both in the paint and behind the perimeter. Southern Miss led 22-15 at the nine-minute mark of the first half, but four straight three-pointers from allowed Old Dominion to retake the lead. The Golden Eagles trailed 40-29 entering the halftime break.