Southern Miss won its second home game in three days on Saturday evening with a 73-68 victory over the UAB Blazers in a game that was undecided until the final minute of action.
Tremendous shooting from long range and a lot of solid defense helped Southern Miss seal its second straight conference win after a 0-3 start to its Conference USA schedule.
“It was really important to get the win, especially coming off an 0-3 start in the conference,” redshirt senior forward Leonard Harper-Baker said. “We always want to defend home court, and that’s what we were able to do tonight.