Men's Basketball Tops Texas State in Overtime Thriller

Thursday, January 8

Hattiesburg, Miss.

7 PM

Southern Miss

10-7,4-1Sun Belt

Texas State

9-8,2-3Sun Belt

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Texas St.

Southern Miss.

Men's Basketball Tops Texas State in Overtime Thriller

1/8/2026 10:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – It took overtime for the third-straight game against Texas State (9-8, 2-3 Sun Belt), but Southern Miss (10-7, 4-1 Sun Belt) held on for an 80-70 win over the Bobcats on Thursday night at Reed Green Coliseum.

The win gives Southern Miss its best start in league play since the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons – both were later vacated. Officially, it's the best start since the 2011-12 season. The Golden Eagles also upped their record to 5-1 at The Greenhouse this season.

Notables
- Southern Miss used its recent starting five of #1 Curt Lewis, #2 Brewer Carruth, #4 Tylik Weeks, #13 Dylan Brumfield, #15 Djahi Binet
- The first points were scored by Dylan Brumfield for the third time this season and for the 10th time via a lay-up
- First subs off the Golden Eagle bench were Tegra Izay, Izzy Hart and Chiante' Tramble at 12:51 in the first half
- Southern Miss is now 3-0 in overtime games against Texas State – all three overtime games have been in the last three meetings
- Southern Miss moved to 5-3 all-time against Texas State and has won two of the last three meetings
- Southern Miss' 4-1 start in Sun Belt play is its best start in conference play since the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. Those seasons were later vacated, making the 2011-12 season next up
- Southern Miss moved to 5-1 at Reed Green Coliseum this season. It's now 40-10 at home since the start of the 2022-23 season
- The 48 points scored in the paint were the second-most this season, behind the 66 points scored in the paint against Tougaloo. The 48 paint points are the most against a Division I team this season
- Felipe Patino scored his first points since the William Carey game on Nov. 18. He finished with four against Texas State in three minutes
- Djahi Binet has recorded 8+ rebounds in each of the last three games after posting 15 against Texas State. Binet reached 10+ rebounds for the second time in the last three games and for the 12th time in his career
- Curt Lewis has made at least one three-pointer in nine of the last 11 games and at least two three-pointers in 10 games
- Tylik Weeks scored 25 points to finish in double figures for the 15th time this season and for the 14th straight game he's appeared in
- Weeks reached 20+ points for the fifth time this season and the second time in the last three games
- Chiante' Tramble scored a career-high 14 points as he went 2-for-2 from deep
- Dylan Brumfield scored 10+ for the seventh time this season after finishing with 13

How it Happened
Dylan Brumfield started the scoring for the third time this season as he drove to the hoop for a tough lay-up on Southern Miss' second offensive possession of the game. The two teams traded baskets after that until Texas State went on a 6-0 run to take a 9-6 lead into the first media timeout.

Southern Miss went on a seven-minute-plus scoring drought before Tegra Izay had a big dunk to break the cold streak. Izay later found Felipe Patino cutting down the lane and dished it to the guard, who scored and completed the and-one to make it a two-point game. Tylik Weeks came right back down on the next offensive possession after he got a steal and converted an and-one that tied the game at 16-16.

Another drought hit the Golden Eagles late in the second half as it went six minutes without a field goal. The only thing helping in that stretch was that Texas State only made one basket. Brumfield snapped the funk with a contested jumper that gave Southern Miss a 23-22 lead with 3:04 left in the half.

Djahi Binet gave the Golden Eagles a three-point lead on an explosive drive, but a jumper and three-pointer gave Texas State the lead right back with a minute left on the clock. Each team missed a shot in the final minute before Curt Lewis unleashed a step-back three-pointer at the buzzer to put Southern Miss ahead at the half.

Southern Miss came out in the second half looking to be in rhythm after Binet scored on the first possession, but what followed was a four-minute scoring drought. At the same time, Texas State was on an 8-0 run that gave the Bobcats a 36-31 lead. A quick media timeout flipped the switch as the Golden Eagles used a flurry of points to cut into the Texas State lead and then took the lead on a Binet jumper that was part of a 9-3 run.

It turned into an 11-4 run and a three-point lead for Southern Miss after Tylik Weeks made a jumper. Weeks took over for the moment as he had nine points in a five-minute stretch. Chiante' Tramble and Curt Lewis followed with back-to-back three-pointers that gave Southern Miss a 54-48 lead and forced Texas State to take a timeout. Texas State answered with an 11-5 run, but Southern Miss countered with a Weeks layup and a Tramble three to push it right back to a six-point game.

Mark Drone hit a pair of big three-pointers for Texas State that quieted the Reed Green Coliseum crowd, which led to four lead changes over the final three minutes. Drone gave Texas State a one-point lead with 1:16 left and then Weeks made the front end of a one-and-one to tie the game.

Both teams had good looks at a game-winner down the stretch, but neither could convert as the game headed to overtime for the third-straight meeting. That's when Brumfield and Weeks took over, combining for 11 of Southern Miss' 15 points. Texas State scored only three points over the final four minutes of overtime and only made one field goal in the overtime period.

Southern Miss went 5-for-6 from the floor in the overtime period and 5-for-8 from the charity stripe. The Golden Eagles also went 18-for-24 from the free-throw line over the full game, while Texas State missed eight free-throw attempts.

Up Next
Southern Miss is back at home on Saturday in the season finale against ULM. The game is slated for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.

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