Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
USM	33	41	74
UL	27	40	67

Game Recap

Djahi Binet scores 24 as Southern Miss knocks off Louisiana 74-67. Djahi Binet's 24 points helped Southern Miss defeat Louisiana 74-67 on Saturday.

Player Stats

SOUTHERN MISS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Tylik Weeks	28	3-9	0-1	6-6	7	1	2	0	5	2	12
15Djahi Binet	35	7-9	0-0	10-11	8	0	0	2	1	2	24
2Brewer Carruth	19	0-1	0-1	2-2	5	0	0	0	0	1	2
13Dylan Brumfield	40	7-10	0-0	1-2	2	4	3	0	3	2	15
1Curt Lewis	13	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0
7Fallou Diagne	12	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3
22Tegra Izay	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
3Chiante' Tramble	21	2-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	2	2	5
0Israel Hart	27	2-7	2-6	5-7	4	4	3	0	2	2	11


TOTAL	-	23-4551.1%	3-1323.1%	25-3083.3%	29	11	9	3	14	15	74

LOUISIANA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Joshua Lewis	26	4-7	2-3	2-2	5	1	0	0	2	3	12
2Todd Jones Jr.	20	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	4	4
6De'Vion Lavergne	35	8-13	2-3	0-1	5	3	0	0	2	1	18
3Dorian Finister	33	5-12	2-5	1-3	6	1	2	0	4	3	13
24Milan Mejia	21	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0
4Dariyus Woodson	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
23Kyran Ratliff	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
0Jeremiah Evans	14	1-1	0-0	4-4	1	0	1	2	2	2	6
7Mike Collins	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jaxon Olvera	28	3-15	1-8	2-2	0	2	1	0	2	3	9
8Karris Bilal	8	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	24-5543.6%	7-2035.0%	12-1675.0%	22	10	5	3	14	20	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSMUL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Southern Miss.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Louisiana.
(19:35) Curt Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:32) Djahi Binet Offensive Rebound.
(19:24) Tylik Weeks misses layup.
(19:24) Todd Jones Jr. Block.
(19:20) Milan Mejia Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Joshua Lewis bad pass turnover.
(19:00) Curt Lewis Steal.
(18:52) Tylik Weeks traveling turnover.
(18:36) Todd Jones Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(18:33) Tylik Weeks Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Tylik Weeks bad pass turnover.
(18:04) Milan Mejia Steal.
+3 (17:57) De'Vion Lavergne makes 23-foot three point jumper (Milan Mejia assists).
03
+2 (17:35) Djahi Binet makes 1-foot dunk (Tylik Weeks assists).
23
(17:15) Joshua Lewis misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:12) Djahi Binet Defensive Rebound.
(16:44) Djahi Binet misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:44) Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:44) Foul on Tylik Weeks.
+3 (16:30) Dorian Finister makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Vion Lavergne assists).
26
(16:04) Djahi Binet misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:01) Joshua Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) De'Vion Lavergne misses layup.
(15:45) Djahi Binet Block.
(15:44) Louisiana Offensive Rebound.
(15:35) Jaxon Olvera misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:31) Tylik Weeks Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Tylik Weeks misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:24) Brewer Carruth Offensive Rebound.
(15:22) Tylik Weeks misses 19-foot jumper.
(15:19) Dorian Finister Defensive Rebound.
(15:01) Dorian Finister misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:58) Tylik Weeks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:55) Tylik Weeks makes layup.
46
(14:27) Jaxon Olvera misses layup.
(14:24) Tylik Weeks Defensive Rebound.
(14:07) Curt Lewis bad pass turnover.
(13:42) Dariyus Woodson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:41) Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:41) Foul on Tylik Weeks.
+2 (13:35) Jaxon Olvera makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
48
+2 (13:01) Tylik Weeks makes 10-foot jumper (Dylan Brumfield assists).
68
+2 (12:29) Jeremiah Evans makes layup (Dariyus Woodson assists).
610
(12:10) Israel Hart bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:58) De'Vion Lavergne makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
612
(11:38) Foul on Milan Mejia.
(11:38) Israel Hart misses free throw 1 of 3.
(11:38) Southern Miss Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:38) Israel Hart makes free throw 2 of 3.
712
+1 (11:38) Israel Hart makes free throw 3 of 3.
812
(11:21) Jaxon Olvera misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:19) Israel Hart Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:54) Tegra Izay makes layup (Dylan Brumfield assists).
1012
+2 (10:41) De'Vion Lavergne makes driving layup.
1014
+3 (10:23) Fallou Diagne makes 22-foot three point jumper (Israel Hart assists).
1314
(10:22) Technical Foul on Fallou Diagne.
+1 (10:22) Dorian Finister makes free throw 1 of 2.
1315
(10:22) Dorian Finister misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:22) Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:10) De'Vion Lavergne misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:07) Fallou Diagne Defensive Rebound.
(9:56) Foul on Dorian Finister.
+2 (9:49) Chiante' Tramble makes driving layup.
1515
(9:31) Jaxon Olvera misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:27) Dylan Brumfield Defensive Rebound.
(9:10) Israel Hart misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:06) Chiante' Tramble Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:06) Chiante' Tramble makes layup.
1715
+2 (8:36) Todd Jones Jr. makes layup (Joshua Lewis assists).
1717
+2 (8:14) Dylan Brumfield makes driving layup.
1917
(7:57) Jaxon Olvera turnover.
+2 (7:48) Dylan Brumfield makes driving layup.
2117
+2 (7:25) Dorian Finister makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2119
(7:01) Chiante' Tramble misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(6:58) Joshua Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:38) De'Vion Lavergne makes 7-foot step back jumpshot.
2121
+2 (6:19) Djahi Binet makes 6-foot hook shot (Israel Hart assists).
2321
(5:54) Joshua Lewis misses 16-foot jumper.
(5:51) Djahi Binet Defensive Rebound.
(5:25) Israel Hart misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(5:21) Dorian Finister Defensive Rebound.
(5:12) Dorian Finister misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:10) Kyran Ratliff Offensive Rebound.
(5:07) Foul on Fallou Diagne.
(5:07) Kyran Ratliff misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:07) Louisiana Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:07) Kyran Ratliff makes free throw 2 of 2.
2322
+2 (4:51) Djahi Binet makes layup (Fallou Diagne assists).
2522
(4:51) Foul on Jaxon Olvera.
+1 (4:51) Djahi Binet makes free throw 1 of 1.
2622
(4:35) Jeremiah Evans traveling turnover.
+3 (4:17) Israel Hart makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2922
(3:46) De'Vion Lavergne misses 21-foot jumper.
(3:42) Dorian Finister Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:34) Dariyus Woodson makes driving layup.
2924
(3:13) Foul on Jeremiah Evans.
+1 (3:13) Djahi Binet makes free throw 1 of 2.
3024
+1 (3:13) Djahi Binet makes free throw 2 of 2.
3124
(2:55) Dorian Finister traveling turnover.
+2 (2:34) Djahi Binet makes 0-foot dunk (Israel Hart assists).
3324
(2:05) Jaxon Olvera misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(2:03) Djahi Binet Defensive Rebound.
(2:03) Foul on Todd Jones Jr..
(1:40) Fallou Diagne misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(1:38) De'Vion Lavergne Defensive Rebound.
(1:20) De'Vion Lavergne bad pass turnover.
(1:20) Israel Hart Steal.
(1:20) Israel Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (1:05) Joshua Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (De'Vion Lavergne assists).
3327
(0:44) Foul on Chiante' Tramble.
(0:44) Chiante' Tramble turnover.
(0:26) De'Vion Lavergne misses 20-foot jumper.
(0:23) Israel Hart Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Fallou Diagne misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) De'Vion Lavergne Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

USM

74Points67

23-45(51.1%)Field Goal(%)24-55(43.6%)

3-13(23.1%)3-Point(%)7-20(35.0%)

25-30(83.3%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)

30(8)Rebounds(Offensive)24(9)

11Assists10

9Steals5

3Blocks3

17Turnovers14

15(1)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

10Largest Lead6

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Cajundome · Lafayette, LA

attendance: 2,434 (21.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: USM -3.5

over/under: 129.5