Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns @ Southern Miss Golden Eagles

1-11, 0-1 Sun Belt

Final

	1	2	T
Louisiana UL	17	37	54
Southern Miss USM	24	38	62

Southern Miss Golden EaglesSouthern MissUSM

7-5, 1-0 Sun Belt

Hart scores 17 as Southern Miss downs Louisiana-Lafayette 62-54

Dec 19, 2026, 05:36 pm

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- — Israel Hart had 17 points in Southern Miss' 62-54 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday night in a Sun Belt Conference opener.

Hart had five rebounds for the Golden Eagles (7-5, 1-0). Tylik Weeks added 11 points and seven rebounds. Chiante' Tramble finished with 11 points.

Dorian Finister led the Ragin' Cajuns (1-11, 0-1), finishing with 20 points and seven rebounds. Jaxon Olvera added 12 points and seven rebounds. De'Vion Lavergne had nine points. The loss was the Ragin' Cajuns' 10th straight.

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Game Information

Hattiesburg, MS

Referee:Chuck Jones

Referee:Joe Lindsay

Referee:Chase Shaw

NCAA Division I

Sun Belt Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Troy	12-6	-	22-12
South Alabama	11-7	1	21-12
Arkansas State	11-7	1	20-12
Texas State	11-7	1	19-13
Marshall	11-7	1	19-13
Coastal Carolina	11-7	1	19-13
App State	11-7	1	19-13
James Madison	9-9	3	18-15
Southern Miss	9-9	3	19-16
Georgia Southern	8-10	4	21-16
Old Dominion	7-11	5	12-21
Louisiana	7-11	5	11-22
Georgia State	7-11	5	10-22
UL Monroe	1-17	11	4-28

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