Final
Southern MissGolden EaglesUSM · 10-157677
Ball StateCardinalsBALL · 11-12Sat, Feb 8 · 2:00 PM EST
0:00Alfred Worrell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
USMTeam stats
This gameBALL
49.1%FG%44.6%
7-203PT8-21
31Rebounds40
11Turnovers11
25Assists17
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:00 · USM 76, BALL 77Alfred Worrell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
2H 0:02 · BALL 77, USM 73Joey Hart made Free Throw.- 2H 0:02 · USM 73, BALL 76Denijay Harris made Layup.
- 2H 0:19 · USM 71, BALL 76Cobie Montgomery made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:26 · BALL 76, USM 70Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:26 · BALL 75, USM 70Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:30 · USM 70, BALL 74Denijay Harris made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 2H 1:06 · USM 68, BALL 74Denijay Harris made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:06 · USM 67, BALL 74Denijay Harris made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:43 · USM 66, BALL 74Cobie Montgomery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 2H 1:56 · BALL 74, USM 63Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 2H 1:56 · BALL 73, USM 63Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 2H 2:26 · USM 63, BALL 72Christian Watson made Free Throw.
- 2H 2:41 · BALL 72, USM 62Jeremiah Hernandez made Jumper.
- 2H 2:49 · USM 62, BALL 70DeAntoni Gordon made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Watson.
- 2H 3:07 · BALL 70, USM 60Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
- 2H 3:39 · BALL 67, USM 60Mickey Pearson Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- 2H 4:17 · BALL 65, USM 60Ethan Brittain-Watts made Jumper.
- 2H 4:46 · USM 60, BALL 63Denijay Harris made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 2H 5:06 · BALL 63, USM 58Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- 2H 5:20 · USM 58, BALL 61Denijay Harris made Jumper.
- 2H 7:35 · USM 56, BALL 61DeAntoni Gordon made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Watson.
- 2H 8:04 · BALL 61, USM 54Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
- 2H 8:31 · USM 54, BALL 58DeAntoni Gordon made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 2H 9:26 · USM 52, BALL 58DeAntoni Gordon made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 2H 9:44 · BALL 58, USM 50Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
- 2H 10:07 · USM 50, BALL 56John Wade III made Free Throw.
- 2H 10:44 · USM 49, BALL 56Denijay Harris made Free Throw.
- 2H 10:44 · USM 48, BALL 56Denijay Harris made Layup. Assisted by John Wade III.
- 2H 11:07 · BALL 56, USM 46Jeremiah Hernandez made Jumper.
- 2H 12:59 · BALL 54, USM 46Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
- 2H 13:40 · BALL 51, USM 46Ben Hendriks made Layup.
- 2H 14:08 · USM 46, BALL 49Denijay Harris made Layup. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.
- 2H 14:36 · BALL 49, USM 44Ethan Brittain-Watts made Jumper.
- 2H 14:55 · BALL 47, USM 44Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Mickey Pearson Jr..
- 2H 15:14 · USM 44, BALL 45Denijay Harris made Layup. Assisted by DeAntoni Gordon.
- 2H 15:55 · BALL 45, USM 42Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 2H 16:11 · BALL 44, USM 42Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 2H 17:14 · BALL 43, USM 42Mickey Pearson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- 2H 17:34 · USM 42, BALL 40Christian Watson made Free Throw.
- 2H 18:21 · BALL 40, USM 41Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
- 2H 18:48 · USM 41, BALL 37Christian Watson made Free Throw.
- 2H 18:48 · USM 40, BALL 37Christian Watson made Free Throw.
- 2H 19:17 · BALL 37, USM 39Mickey Pearson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Brittain-Watts.
- 2H 19:39 · USM 39, BALL 35DeAntoni Gordon made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 1H 0:00 · BALL 35, USM 37Ethan Brittain-Watts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Jones.
- 1H 1:15 · USM 37, BALL 32Christian Watson made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 1H 1:44 · USM 35, BALL 32John Wade III made Free Throw.
- 1H 2:56 · BALL 32, USM 34Ben Hendriks made Layup. Assisted by Joey Hart.
- 1H 3:29 · BALL 30, USM 34Ben Hendriks made Jumper.
- 1H 3:46 · USM 34, BALL 28Christian Watson made Jumper. Assisted by Denijay Harris.
- 1H 4:14 · BALL 28, USM 32Jeremiah Hernandez made Layup.
- 1H 5:56 · USM 32, BALL 26Christian Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denijay Harris.
- 1H 6:18 · BALL 26, USM 29Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Jermahri Hill.
- 1H 6:34 · USM 29, BALL 24Denijay Harris made Dunk. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.
- 1H 6:53 · USM 27, BALL 24Neftali Alvarez made Free Throw.
- 1H 6:53 · USM 26, BALL 24Neftali Alvarez made Free Throw.
- 1H 6:59 · BALL 24, USM 25Payton Sparks made Jumper.
- 1H 7:21 · USM 25, BALL 22Denijay Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Alfred Worrell Jr..
- 1H 8:04 · USM 23, BALL 22Denijay Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 1H 8:45 · BALL 22, USM 21Payton Sparks made Free Throw.
- 1H 8:49 · BALL 21, USM 21Payton Sparks made Layup.
- 1H 9:19 · USM 21, BALL 19DeAntoni Gordon made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 1H 9:49 · USM 19, BALL 19Alfred Worrell Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 9:49 · USM 18, BALL 19Alfred Worrell Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 9:49 · USM 17, BALL 19Alfred Worrell Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 10:06 · BALL 19, USM 16Mason Jones made Dunk.
- 1H 10:23 · BALL 17, USM 16Joey Hart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juanse Gorosito.
- 1H 10:55 · BALL 14, USM 16Payton Sparks made Layup. Assisted by Joey Hart.
- 1H 11:12 · USM 16, BALL 12Cobie Montgomery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeAntoni Gordon.
- 1H 11:42 · USM 13, BALL 12Alfred Worrell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cobie Montgomery.
- 1H 12:12 · BALL 12, USM 10Juanse Gorosito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
- 1H 13:10 · USM 10, BALL 9Cobie Montgomery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Wade III.
- 1H 14:54 · BALL 9, USM 7Mason Jones made Free Throw.
- 1H 15:29 · BALL 8, USM 7Jermahri Hill made Jumper.
- 1H 15:54 · USM 7, BALL 6Neftali Alvarez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 1H 16:14 · BALL 6, USM 4Juanse Gorosito made Jumper.
- 1H 16:47 · USM 4, BALL 4Christian Watson made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- 1H 17:33 · BALL 4, USM 2Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 17:33 · BALL 3, USM 2Mickey Pearson Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 18:05 · BALL 2, USM 2Jermahri Hill made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sparks.
- 1H 18:23 · USM 2, BALL 0DeAntoni Gordon made Jumper. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.
Box score
Team
1
2
T
USM37
39
76
BALL35
42
77
USMTeam stats
This gameBALL27-55Field goals29-65
49.1%Field goal %44.6%
7-203-pointers8-21
15-23Free throws11-15
31Rebounds40
25Assists17
9Steals7
5Blocks1
11Turnovers11
18Fouls17
Top performers
This game
USMDenijay Harris23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 10-17 FG
BALLMickey Pearson Jr.21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 7-12 FG- USMDeAntoni Gordon14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 7-11 FG
Southern Miss Golden EaglesPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Denijay HarrisF | 39 | 23 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 1DeAntoni GordonF | 25 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7Christian WatsonG | 31 | 13 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11Andre CurbeloG | 31 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 12Neftali AlvarezG | 28 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15Christian ReidG | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0Alfred Worrell Jr.G | 15 | 9 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9John Wade IIIG | 12 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10Cobie MontgomeryG | 13 | 10 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30Lieb YatC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22Tegra IzayC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24Dalyn BrandonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Jett MontgomeryG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2Brewer CarruthG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23Jose BenitezG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14Trey AlfonsoG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20Jeffery ArmstrongG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 76 | 27-55 | 7-20 | 15-23 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 |
USMOffense
BALLSeason stats
71.1 (272nd)Points per Game(141st) 75.4
43.0% (281st)Field Goal %(132nd) 45.5%
30.5% (354th)3-Point %(168th) 34.5%
68.3% (324th)Free Throw %(260th) 70.4%
14.5 (119th)Assists per Game(233rd) 13.1
10.5 (194th)Off. Rebounds per Game(288th) 9.4
14.1 (360th)Turnovers per Game(188th) 11.7
USMDefense
BALLSeason stats
37.4 (71st)Rebounds per Game(170th) 35.5
26.9 (41st)Def. Rebounds per Game(68th) 26.1
6.9 (179th)Steals per Game(370th) 5.0
4.2 (70th)Blocks per Game(343rd) 2.2
USMTeam record
BALL10-15Record11-12
Venue and TV
- 2:00 PM, February 8, 2025
- Worthen Arena, Muncie
- Watch: ESPN+