Southern Miss basketball coach Doc Sadler said with a couple of exceptions, his Golden Eagles "played about as well as we can play." Jason Munz/Hattiesburg American
Southern Miss romped away from UTEP in the second half and then withstood a late Miner barrage to take a Conference USA men's basketball win Thursday night in Hattiesburg.
Southern Miss picked up its first Conference USA win of the young season, dashing out to a 35-24 halftime lead and then expanding that cushion to 23 at 61-38 with just over 11 minutes to play.