Southern Miss clinched a spot in the Conference USA tournament over the weekend with a 76-53 win over North Texas on Saturday in Denton, Texas. The win came following an overtime loss to Rice on Thursday night in Houston.
On Thursday night against the Owls, the Golden Eagles came back from down 18 points in the second half to tie the game in the final minute of regulation to force overtime. Southern Miss sophomore guard Cortez Edwards made a jump shot with 35 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 67.
Southern Miss led for most of the overtime period.