The No. 2 seed Hilltoppers (19-13) will meet the No. 3 seed Golden Eagles (20-11) at 3 p.m. Friday in a Conference USA Tournament semifinal. CBS Sports Network will carry the broadcast from The Star.
“This time of year, this game isn’t real complicated,” Stansbury said Thursday after his team beat North Texas 67-51 in the quarterfinals.
Southern Miss has won nine of its last 11 games dating to Jan. 26, including an 82-73 quarterfinal victory Thursday night against No. 6 seed Marshall.
Fellow guard LaDavius Draine, the C-USA Co-Sixth Player of the Year, came off the bench and scored 20 points, popping in six of his eight 3-point attempts.