Men's Basketball Sweeps Season Series Over Louisiana with 74-67 Win

Saturday, January 3

Lafayette, LA

12 PM

Southern Miss

9-7,3-1Sun Belt

Louisiana

3-13,1-3Sun Belt

Southern Miss.

Louisiana

Men's Basketball Sweeps Season Series Over Louisiana with 74-67 Win

1/3/2026 4:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Game Book Postgame Notes

LAFAYETTE, La. – Southern Miss (9-7, 3-1 Sun Belt) swept the season series against Louisiana (3-13, 1-3 Sun Belt) with a 74-67 win on Saturday afternoon at the Cajundome. The win also gave the Golden Eagles a 2-0 start on the road in Sun Belt action after picking up a win over ULM on Thursday.

Djahi Binet scored a career-high 24 points in the win and averaged 19 points in his last two outings. His eight rebounds today brought his rebounding average to 11 in the previous two games. Dylan Brumfield, Israel Hart, and Tylik Weeks all joined in Binet in double figures.

Notables
- Southern Miss went with the same starting five in #1 Curt Lewis, #2 Brewer Carruth, #4 Tylik Weeks, #13 Dylan Brumfield, and #15 Djahi Binet
- Southern Miss won the opening tip for the eighth time this season
- The first points were scored on a dunk from Djahi Binet. It was the third time this season Binet has scored the first points, and the first time the first Golden Eagle points came via a dunk
- The first Southern Miss subs were Chiante' Tramble, Israel Hart, and Tegra Izay at 12:43 of the first half
- Southern Miss made at least 20 free throws for the sixth time this season after going 25-for-30 tonight
- Southern Miss is 2-0 on the road in Sun Belt play. It's also the first time they've won two straight on the road since beating Milwaukee (11/25) and UAB (12/1) in 2023
- Southern Miss moved to 37-27 all-time in the series against Louisiana and to13-19 against the Cajuns in Lafayette
- Southern Miss is off to a 3-1 start in Sun Belt play, tying its best start in the Sun Belt from the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons
- Hart scored 11 points against Louisiana after scoring a season-high 17 in the previous outing against the Cajuns. He also reached double figures for the fourth time this season
- tied his conference high in assists with three. He also had three against Arkansas State on Dec. 20, 2025
- Binet scored 24 points to reach double figures for the second consecutive game and for the sixth time this season
- Binet's 24 points were his most since scoring a season-high 17 points against Radford on Dec. 3, 2025. It also marked a career high in scoring, topping his previous high of 21 when he was at Alcorn State
- Binet's 10 made free throws were a career high as he went 10-for-11 from the free throw line
- Weeks finished with 12 points to reach double figures for the 14th time this season and for the 13th consecutive game
- Brumfield reaches double figures for the sixth time and second-straight game after scoring 15 against the Cajuns
- His 15 points were the most he's had in Sun Belt play this season, topping the 14 he scored against ULM last game

How it Happened
It was a slow start in the Cajundome as both teams went scoreless over the first two minutes before Louisiana hit a corner three in front of the Southern Miss bench. Djahi Binet gave the Golden Eagles their first points with his fifth dunk of the season on the next possession.

The Ragin' Cajuns went on to make three straight shots as they took a 12-6 lead into the second media timeout of the half. Meanwhile, Tylik Weeks had four points and four rebounds through the first eight minutes of action.

Southern Miss' offense woke up after the Cajuns took a six-point lead as it went on a 14-5 run to take a four-point lead. The Golden Eagles went 8-for-9 from the floor during that stretch. Southern Miss then went on an 8-1 run later in the half to pull ahead by nine, which included Binet's second dunk of the half.

Binet scored 11 points in the first half, which led all scorers. That put him in double figures for the second straight game after scoring 14 in the win over ULM. After its slow start, Southern Miss ended the half shooting 54.2 percent on 13 made field goals. Seven different scorers filled up the points column as Israel Hart added five.

Southern Miss went without a field goal over the first five minutes of the half but took advantage of its six trips to the charity stripe. The two teams traded points over that stretch before Jaxon Olvera drilled a three-pointer to cut it to a two-point game. Louisiana broke its three-minute scoring stretch with a pair of free throws at the 11:25 mark, which put the Golden Eagles in front by one.

Over the next three minutes, Louisiana had one field goal and went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. Each time the second free throw went in, the Cajuns took a one-point lead, and each time the Golden Eagles answered by going down the floor for a score.

Dylan Brumfield broke the stretch with a steal and score with 6:03 left to give the Golden Eagles a 54-41 lead. Israel Hart followed with a three-point basket that forced a Louisiana timeout after the Golden Eagle fans in attendance made their presence known. Southern Miss then went on a 20-4 run that gave the Golden Eagles a 10-point lead in a hurry.

Louisiana answered with a 7-2 run and grabbed a couple of Golden Eagle turnovers to cut it five with 13 seconds to play. Hart, though, hit a pair of clutch free throws to seal the win. The game was effectively put on ice when Binet took an outlet pass and threw down his second dunk of the game with 35 seconds left.

Up Next
Southern Miss returns to Reed Green Coliseum on Thursday to host Texas State in the first of a two-game homestand. The Sun Belt contest will tip at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Southern Miss Radio Network.

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