Men's Basketball Records Fourth-Largest Comeback Win in School History

Saturday, February 21

Hattiesburg, Miss.

2 PM

Southern Miss

15-14,8-8Sun Belt

Old Dominion

10-19,6-10Sun Belt

Old Dominion

Southern Miss.

Men's Basketball Records Fourth-Largest Comeback Win in School History

2/21/2026 5:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss (15-14, 8-8 Sun Belt) men's basketball team pulled off the fourth-largest comeback in school history as the Golden Eagles stormed back from an 18-point deficit to beat Old Dominion (10-19, 6-10 Sun Belt), 86-81, on Saturday afternoon. The home finale moved Southern Miss to 10-3 at Reed Green Coliseum on the season.

Israel Hart and Tylik Weeks each reached the 20-point mark as Weeks led all players with 27 points. It was only the second time this season that Southern Miss had two players score 20-plus – Isaac Taveras and Weeks each reached that mark in the South Carolina game.

Notables
- Southern Miss went with the same starting five -- #0 Izzy Hart, #4 Tylik Weeks, #10 Isaac Taveras, #13 Dylan Brumfield, #15 Djahi Binet
- The first points of the game for Southern Miss were scored by Tylik Weeks on a jump shot. It was the sixth time this season he has opened the scoring
- Southern Miss' first sub was Tegra Izay for Djahi Binet at 17:21 in the first half
- The 18-point comeback win is the fourth-largest in program history. It's the largest comeback since the Golden Eagles came back from down 18 against Troy on January 20, 2024
- Southern Miss turned the ball over a season-high 26 times. It had 17 turnovers in the first half. It was the third time Southern Miss has had over 20 turnovers this season
- Tylik Weeks (27) and Izzy Hart (21) became the second Southern Miss duo to score 20 points this season. The other time was Isaac Taveras and Weeks at South Carolina
- Southern Miss shot the ball at a 54.5 percent clip, marking the second-best shooting performance this season. It trails the 57.8 percent clip against North Florida
- The Golden Eagles made at least 20 free throws for the 11th time this season after going 20-for-30
- The 46 points in the second half are the most in a half since scoring 54 in the second half against Arkansas State on Dec. 20
- The 86 points were the most by Southern Miss since scoring 87 at ULM on Jan. 1, 2026
- Southern Miss moved to 45-12 at Reed Green Coliseum over the last four seasons and 10-3 this season
- Southern Miss reached double-digit steals for the second-straight game with 11, and for the ninth time this season
- Southern Miss had eight blocks for the second-straight game, tying its season high
- Old Dominion leads the series 13-5 and 5-3 in Hattiesburg
- Curt Lewis, Izzy Hart, Dalyn Brandon, Djahi Binet, Dylan Brumfield, and Tegra Izay were honored pregame as part of senior day festivities
- Tylik Weeks scored 10+ points for the 26th time this season after finishing with 27. He reached the 20-point mark for the 13th time this season
- Izzy Hart scored 21 points to reach double figures for the 11th time and for the third time in the last five games. Hart reached the 20-point mark for the first time as a Golden Eagle
- Isaac Taveras scored 16 points to reach double figures for the 14th time and the fourth-straight game
- Taveras tied his career high in steals with six. He has 13 steals over the last three games
- Djahi Binet reached double digits for the 15th time after scoring 13 points
- Binet led the Golden Eagles in rebounding for the 16th time this season after grabbing eight boards
- Dalyn Brandon recorded two blocks, tying a season high

How it Happened
Old Dominion took the early lead thanks to an 8-0 run. The Monarchs started 3-for-3 from deep as they pulled ahead with the hot shooting. Trailing 15-6, Southern Miss got a baseline drive from Isaac Taveras that moved the Golden Eagles to 4-for-5 in their last five attempts. Meanwhile, Old Dominion was 4-for-4 in that stretch – both teams were shooting 66.7 percent at the first media timeout.

The Golden Eagles answered with an 8-0 run of their own to cut it to a one-point game in less than 90 seconds. The run featured a pair of Tylik Weeks and-ones and a put-back layup from Isaac Taveras. Despite that momentum, Southern Miss had already turned the ball over eight times in the first nine minutes. That allowed the Monarchs to extend the lead back to six points by the under-12 media timeout.

Old Dominion pushed its run to 12-2 before Southern Miss finally got some scoring going. Chiante' Tramble threw an alley-oop to Djahi Binet that got the crowd going, and then the defense forced its 10th shot clock violation on the next possession. The Monarch offense was scoreless for over three minutes as Southern Miss cut the deficit to seven.

That didn't last long, though, as Old Dominion hit three three-pointers in a row to push the lead to 18, which was its largest of the half. A flurry of turnovers didn't help the Golden Eagles, as they had 18 in the first half. Southern Miss managed to go on a 15-4 run to end the half, which made it 47-40 at the break.

Izzy Hart hit a pair of treys in that stretch, while Weeks had a tough layup to end it with 24 seconds left in the half. The Golden Eagles went 3-for-4 from deep in the half and shot 64 percent from the floor. Both Weeks and Hart had double-digit points at the half with 14 and 11, respectively.

Southern Miss tied the game at 50-50, not even three minutes into the second half, after going on a 6-0 run. The minutes prior, though, had some fireworks as both teams picked up flagrant fouls on each end of the floor. The Monarchs benefited from a pair of free throws, but they went on a three-minute scoreless stretch. Isaac Taveras gave Southern Miss its first lead of the day at 54-52 after he stole a loose ball and went down for a huge dunk, which got The Greenhouse faithful on their feet.

The Golden Eagles pushed the lead to five after Hart made his third trey of the day. Old Dominion got it back to a one-point game after a pair of layups with 12:05 left in the game. Southern Miss continued to extend its lead as Hart made it seven with two free throws at the 8:37 mark. It then got to eight after a massive alley-oop from Taveras and Binet.

Old Dominion was 1-for-7 in a two-minute scoring drought with Southern Miss calling a timeout to slow the game down. The Golden Eagles went into the timeout with a 74-67 lead and four players in double figures. Hart knocked down his fourth three-pointer on the following possession and handed the Golden Eagles their largest lead of the night at 10.

However, that was one of Southern Miss' last field goals of the game. The Golden Eagles went 1-of-5 after that over the final five minutes. That allowed Old Dominion to go on a 6-0 run and cut the Southern Miss advantage to one with 2:35 left on the clock. Weeks ended that run with the final make of the day for Southern Miss on a huge and-one.

That basket was the last for either team as both shot free throws the rest of the way. The Monarchs managed to get with two with 17 seconds left after a pair of free throws went in, but Weeks and Binet went 3-for-4 in the final 15 seconds to ice the win. The biggest defensive plays of the game were by Dalyn Brandon, as he had two blocks in the final minute, including one that would have tied the game for Old Dominion.

Up Next
Southern Miss will hit the road for its final two games of the season at Arkansas State and South Alabama. The first will be on Tuesday night in Jonesboro and then on Friday in Mobile. Both games will tip at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

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