Men's Basketball Opens the New Year in Dominant Fashion

Thursday, January 1

Monroe, LA

4 PM

Southern Miss

8-7,2-1Sun Belt

ULM

3-12,0-3Sun Belt

Team	1	2	F
Southern Miss.	45	42	87
ULM	38	35	73

Men's Basketball Opens the New Year in Dominant Fashion

1/1/2026 6:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Game Book Postgame Notes

MONROE, La. – Four Golden Eagles scored in double figures as Southern Miss (8-7, 2-1 Sun Belt) cruised to an 87-73 road win at ULM (3-12, 0-3 Sun Belt) on Saturday at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

Tylik Weeks led the way with 24 points, while Djahi Binet recorded a 14-point, 14-rebound double-double. The Golden Eagles shot the ball at a 54 percent clip, including 59.3 percent in the second half. Southern Miss also spread the ball around well, finishing with a season-high 18 assists.

Notables
- Southern Miss used the same starting five for the second straight game with #1 Curt Lewis, #2 Brewer Carruth, #4 Tylik Weeks, #13 Dylan Brumfield, and #15 Djahi Binet
- The first points were scored by Curt Lewis for the third time this season after he drilled a corner three on the first possession of the game
- The 45 points in the first half were the most since Southern Miss scored 52 against Tougaloo and was the most in a first half this season against a Division I opponent. Its previous high against a Division I foe was 41against UT Martin
- Southern Miss leads 29-17 in the all-time series after picking up its eighth win in Monroe. The Golden Eagles have won five of the last seven against the Warhawks
- Southern Miss moved to 2-5 on the road after beating ULM. Including neutral games, Southern Miss is 4-6 away from Reed Green Coliseum
- Southern Miss dishes out a season-best 18 assists. Its previous high was 17, which occurred three times
- Southern Miss shot 54.1 percent, finishing with at least a 50 percent clip for the fifth time
- Curt Lewis tied his career-high in made three-pointers with four. It's the second time this season he's made at least four and the fourth time in his career
- Lewis has scored 10+ in four games this season and 36 times in his career. He finished with 14 points against ULM, tying his season high of 12 against Arkansas State
- Djahi Binet scored 14 points to reach double figures for the fifth time this season and for the first time since scoring 12 at Miami (Fla.) on Dec. 6, 2025
- Binet grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds. It's the most since Denijay Harris had 17 rebounds against Louisiana on Feb. 22, 2025
- Binet notched his second double-double this season and the eighth of his career
- Dylan Brumfield made his second three-pointer of the season and has now attempted 10 shots from beyond the arc
- Brumfield scored a season-high 14 points, his most since scoring 13 against Grambling on Dec. 8, 2025
- Djahi Binet's 14 points were his most since scoring 17 at Radford on Dec. 3
- Chiante Tramble went 2-for-4 from deep and has now made at least two three-pointers in four games this season
- Tylik Weeks reached double figures for the 10th consecutive game after scoring 24 tonight. He also scored at least 20 points for the fourth time this season and second-straight game
- Weeks also dished out five assists, tying his career high that he set against Buffalo in the season opener
- Izzy Hart grabbed a season-high three steals. Hart also scored seven points and is averaging just under 7.0 points per game over his last four games

How it Happened
For the third time this season, Curt Lewis scored the first points of the game for Southern Miss as he drilled a corner three right in front of the ULM bench. The Golden Eagles got an early spark from Djahi Binet as well, who scored six points by the first media timeout – Lewis also had six at that point.

After leading 17-10 at the first media timeout, Southern Miss pushed its lead to 28-13 as it had made seven of its last nine shots. Israel Hart drilled a three-pointer and Tegra Izay followed with a layup to push the lead 16, Southern Miss' largest of the half.

ULM went on two 7-0 runs in a four-minute span to slash into the Golden Eagle lead and made it 36-31 with 3:40 to play. Binet answered to put himself into double figures for the fifth time this season, but Dylan Diaz hit a three to put it right back to a four-point game.

Dylan Brumfield gave Southern Miss some much-needed momentum right before the half as he took an inbounds pass with 6.1 seconds left and went end-to-end. His basket not only went in, but he also drew a foul and converted the and-one to make it 45-38 at the half.

After scoring its most points against a Division I team in the first half this season, Southern Miss kept the offensive fire going in the second half. Although it started with a stretch of five turnovers in the first five minutes of the half, the Golden Eagles quickly got back on track as Hart stole an inbounds pass for a contested layup to extend the lead to nine.

Tylik Weeks then put the lead into double-digits after he stole the ball and went down for a fast-break slam – it was his seventh slam of the season. He followed that with a tough and-one to put Southern Miss' lead back to 11 after ULM cut into it.

The Golden Eagles finally blew the game open with a quick stretch that included a Chiante' Tramble three, Weeks block, and a Lewis three. That put Southern Miss ahead by 15 with 11:18 left to play. Tegra Izay pushed it to 17 with a dunk of his own and then a 9-0 run moved it to a 22-point lead. Overall, it was a 19-2 run over a five-minute stretch that led to an 81-55 lead. ULM ended the game on a 15-6 run as Southern Miss turned the ball over a couple times down the stretch. Weeks scored the final six points of the game to seal the road win for the Golden Eagles.

Up Next
Southern Miss finishes its three-game swing through Louisiana in Lafayette on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles will face the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana for the second time with tip-off slated for 12 p.m. inside the Cajundome.

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